 | Edward Trevert - 1891 - 366 pages
...an inch in diameter were brought near each other (within the thirtieth or fortieth part of an inch) a bright spark was produced, and more than half the...the charcoal became ignited to whiteness ; and by withdrawing the points from each other, a constant dischargertook place through the heated air in a... | |
 | La Motte C. Atwood - 1893 - 180 pages
...of an inch in diameter were brought near each other (within the thirtieth or fortieth of an inch), a bright spark was produced, and more than half the...the charcoal became ignited to whiteness ; and, by withdrawing the points from each other, a constant discharge took place through the heated air in a... | |
 | 1895 - 534 pages
...diameter. When these 'were brought near each other, (within the thirtieth or fortieth part of an inch), a bright spark was produced, and more than half the...the charcoal became ignited to whiteness ; and; by withdrawing the points from each other a constant discharge took place through the heated air in a... | |
 | Sir William Slingo, Arthur Brooker - 1895 - 802 pages
...thirtieth 01 fortieth part of an inch) a bright spark was produced, and more CHAP. xv. TJie Arc 579 than half the volume of the charcoal became ignited to whiteness ; and, by withdrawing the points from each other, a constant discharge took place through the heated air in a... | |
 | Sir William Slingo, Arthur Brooker - 1895 - 808 pages
...579 than half the volume of the charcoal became ignited to whiteness ; and, by withdrawing the points from each other, a constant discharge took place through the heated air in a space equal at least to four inches, producing a most brilliant ascending arch of light, broad... | |
 | John Tyndall - 1895 - 220 pages
...more than half the volume of the charcoal became ignited to whiteness, and by withdrawing the points from each other a constant discharge took place through the heated air, in a space equal at least to four inches, producing a most brilliant ascending arch of light, broad,... | |
 | Francis Bacon Crocker - 1896 - 470 pages
...and more than half the volume of charcoal became ignited to whiteness ; and by withdrawing the points from each other a constant discharge took place through the heated air, in a space equal to at least four inches, producing a most brilliant ascending arch of light." It should... | |
 | Francis Bacon Crocker - 1896 - 472 pages
...of an inch in diameter were brought near each other, within a thirtieth or fortieth part of an inch, a bright spark was produced, and more than half the volume of charcoal became ignited to whiteness; and by withdrawing the points from each other a constant discharge... | |
 | Sir William Slingo, Arthur Brooker - 1898 - 812 pages
...diameter. When these ' were brought near each other (within the thirtieth or fortieth part of an inch) a bright spark was produced, and more than half the...the charcoal became ignited to whiteness ; and, by withdrawing the points from each other, a constant discharge took place through the heated air in a... | |
 | Jerome Bruce Crabtree - 1901 - 792 pages
...of an inch in diameter were brought near each other (within the thirtieth or fortieth of an inch), a bright spark was produced, and more than half the...the charcoal became ignited to whiteness; and, by withdrawing the points from each other, a constant discharge took place through the heated air, in... | |
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When pieces of charcoal about an inch long and onesixth of an inch in diameter, were brought near each other (within the thirtieth or fortieth part of an inch) a bright spark was produced, and more than half the volume of the charcoal became ignited to... 
