Cyclopadic Science SimplifiedF. Warne and Company, 1869 - 685 pages |
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Page 212
... nature as that with which the leaf is charged , the latter will diverge more towards B. freely ; if of the contrary nature , it will collapse " By placing a gilt disc on each side of the gold leaf , Mr. Gassiot obtained signs of ...
... nature as that with which the leaf is charged , the latter will diverge more towards B. freely ; if of the contrary nature , it will collapse " By placing a gilt disc on each side of the gold leaf , Mr. Gassiot obtained signs of ...
Page 213
... natural electricity . As before stated , one electricity is called vitreous , and the other negative . The repellent nature of the electrical particles is supposed to cause them to arrange themselves on the surface of conducting bodies ...
... natural electricity . As before stated , one electricity is called vitreous , and the other negative . The repellent nature of the electrical particles is supposed to cause them to arrange themselves on the surface of conducting bodies ...
Page 552
... Nature re- presented by the vegetable kingdom . Although the two gases differ in weight , they never separate ; and by the law of the universal diffusion of gaseous bodies , they have the power of incorporating perfectly with each other ...
... Nature re- presented by the vegetable kingdom . Although the two gases differ in weight , they never separate ; and by the law of the universal diffusion of gaseous bodies , they have the power of incorporating perfectly with each other ...
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