Well's natural philosophy : for the use of schools, academies and privte students, introducing the latest results of scientific discovery and research ; arranged with special reference to the practical application of physical science to the arts and the experiences of everyday life ; with three hundred and seventy-five engravings (1873)
Wells, David A · New York : Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor and Co. · leaf 389
and, when there^ aflbrd it a free passage from pointto point. The power of a Leyden jar will therefore depend upon its size, or extentof surface. As very large jara are inconvenient andexpensive, very strong charges of electricityare obtained by combining a number of jarstogether._ A combination of… … ELECTRICITY. 385 What experi-ments illustratethe attractiveand repulsiveforces of elec-tricity f FlO. 324. cai Battery. This may be effected by forming a connec-tion between all the wires proceeding from the interiorsof the jars, and also connecting all their exterior coatin-s. Such aa arrangement…
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