The standard electrical dictionary; a popular dictionary of words, terms, and phrases, used in the practice of electrical engineering (1897)
Sloane, T. O'Conor (Thomas O'Conor), 1851-1940 · New York, H. W. Henley & co. · leaf 238
edto the lower plate, and the upper plate atthe same time is touched by the finger.The plates are now separated. This re-duces the capacity of the lower plategreatly and its charge acquires sufficientpotential to affect the leaves, although thesimple touching may not have affectedthem at all.… … Fig. 160.Gold Leaf Electroscope. 234 STANDARD ELECTRICAL DICTIONARY. Electroscope, Pith Ball. Two pith balls suspended at oppositeends of a silk thread doubled in the middle. When charged withlike electricity they repel each other. The extent of their repul-sion indicates the potential of their…
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