 In the present state of our knowledge, it would be useless to attempt to speculate on the remote cause of the electrical energy, or the reason why different bodies, after being brought into contact, should be found differently electrified ; its relation...  Report of the Annual Meeting - Page 467by British Association for the Advancement of Science - 1885Full view - About this book
 | William Nicholson - 1808 - 846 pages
...the present state of our knowledge, it would be useless to attempt to speculate on the remote cause of the electrical energy, or the reason why different...identical with it, and an essential property of matter? The coated glass plates of Beccaria strongly adhere to each other when oppositely charged, and retain... | |
 | Repertory of arts, manufactures and agriculture - 1808 - 500 pages
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 | 1808 - 508 pages
...present itate ef our knowledge, it would be useless to attempt to speculat? speculate on the remote cause of the electrical energy, or the reason why different...into contact, should be found differently electrified j its relation to chemical affinity is, however, sufficiently evident. May it net be identical with... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1810 - 850 pages
...present state of our " knowledge it would be useless to attempt to speculate on " the remote cause of the electrical energy, or the reason " why different bodies, after being brought into contact, " enoirid be fouud differently electrified; its relation to che" mical effects is however sufficiently... | |
 | James David Forbes - 1856 - 218 pages
...the present state of our knowledge, it would be useless to attempt to speculate on the remote cause of the electrical energy, or the reason why different...identical with it, and an essential property of matter ?" — Worla, vol. v., p. 39. 3 Worki, ¡i., 162. MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE. [Diss. VI. (763.)... | |
 | 1857 - 476 pages
...the present state of our knowledge, it would be useless to attempt to speculate on the remote cause of the electrical energy, or the reason why different...identical with it; and an essential property of matter ? " — Works, vol. v., p. 39. r " and combustible bodies seem to be attracted to the negative pole,... | |
 | 1857 - 480 pages
...electrical energy, or the reason why different bodies, after being brought into contact, should he found differently electrified; its relation to chemical...sufficiently evident. May it not be identical with it; an4 aij flsgcntjal property of mutter ? " — Works, vol. v., p. SJ5). 31 * and combustible bodies... | |
 | 1857 - 456 pages
...the present state of our knowledge, it would be useless to attempt to speculate on the remote cause of the electrical energy, or the reason why different bodies, after being brought into contact, should bo found differently electrified ; its relation to chemical affinity is, howe.vor, sufficiently evident.... | |
 | Cambridge Philosophical Society - 1871 - 558 pages
...Sir H. Davy observed in 1807, " it would be useless to speculate on the remote cause of the electr. energy, or the reason why different bodies, after...brought into contact, should be found differently electrified1;" and, notwithstanding the considerable discoveries made since that time, the above remark... | |
 | Cambridge Philosophical Society - 1871 - 572 pages
...Sir H. Davy observed in 1807, " it would be useless to speculate on the remote cause of the electr. energy, or the reason why different bodies, after...brought into contact, should be found differently electrified1;" and, notwithstanding the considerable discoveries made since that time, the above remark... | |
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