New experiments on electricity, wherein the causes of thunder and lightning as well as the constant state of positive or negative electricity in the air or clouds, are explained ... Also a description of a doubler of electricity, and of the most sensible electrometer yet constructed. With other new experiments and discoveries in the science .. (1789)
Bennet, A. (Abraham), 1750-1799 · Derby [Eng.] Printed by J. Drewry · leaf 67
ed with branches than thofe made upon cleanglafs or refin. EXPERIMENT XXXIV. The furface of a refinous plate was melted andpowderd rofin fifted upon it fo as to make it veryrough, this caufed the figures to fpread lefs thanupon a fmooth plate, fo that the points of the rami-fications came very near… … ON ELECTRICITY. S3 Tmall ramified vegetations like thofe produced uponcamphire by M. Mofcati. Alfo negative figureswith flour produced the fame. EXPERIMENT XXXVI.The powders made from the deco6tion of woodsdefcribed in exp. 29. are very troublefome whenprojeded in the open air, and a confiderable…
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