The young folk's cyclopædia of games and sports ; (1899)
Champlin, John Denison, 1834-1915, Bostwick, Arthur Elmore, 1860-1942, joint author · New York, H. Holt and company · leaf 475
one of the wiresby a wire or chain to one coating ofa Leyden jar or battery, and that ofthe other wire to the other coatingby a discharger (see Fig. 6). A spark will pass directly across theglass, and through any substanceplaced on it. By this means theeffect of the electric spark on allkinds of… … Fig,metal to vapor, which colors thespark. The color can also be variedby passing it through different gases(see Hydrogen and CarbonicAcid). If the charge is passedthrough a small wire it will heat itred hot, or perhaps will melt it. If gunpowder be placed on theglass plate, the discharge will…
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