Cyclopadic Science SimplifiedF. Warne and Company, 1869 - 685 pages |
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Page 261
... discharge , even when the latter has given rise to a strong spark . We can obtain a second discharge , much weaker , it is true , than the former , but yet very sensible , and sometimes , indeed , exceedingly violent , if the jar is ...
... discharge , even when the latter has given rise to a strong spark . We can obtain a second discharge , much weaker , it is true , than the former , but yet very sensible , and sometimes , indeed , exceedingly violent , if the jar is ...
Page 270
... discharge through a length of nine or twelve inches , the effect is very beau- tiful , as it is dispersed in a shower of red - hot globules , which are well displayed in a darkened room . The dissipation of gold by a powerful electrical ...
... discharge through a length of nine or twelve inches , the effect is very beau- tiful , as it is dispersed in a shower of red - hot globules , which are well displayed in a darkened room . The dissipation of gold by a powerful electrical ...
Page 284
... discharge may be frequently changed to a glow , by setting up a current of air in the same direction as that taken by the brush discharge ; and this effect may be reversed , and a glow converted into a brush , by preventing the access ...
... discharge may be frequently changed to a glow , by setting up a current of air in the same direction as that taken by the brush discharge ; and this effect may be reversed , and a glow converted into a brush , by preventing the access ...
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