The standard electrical dictionary : a popular encyclopaedia of words and terms used in the practice of electrical engineering (1898)
Sloane, T. O'Conor (Thomas O'Conor), 1851-1940 · London : Crosby Lockwood and Son · leaf 238
er 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. Electroscope, Gold Leaf. An… … 234 STANDARD ELBCTRICAL 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 charge. Electrostatic Attraction and…
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