The Electrical Researches of the Honourable Henry Cavendish, F.R.S., Written Between 1771 and 1781

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Method of the experiments
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Resistance of salt solution at different temperatures
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Remaining experiments
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AN ATTEMPT TO EXPLAIN SOME OF THE PRINCIPAL PHENOMENA OF ELECTRICITY
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3 COMPARISON OF THE CHARGES OF COATED PLATES
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4 REPULSION AS SQUARE OF REDUNDANT Fluid
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The repulsion between two bodies electrified to the same degree ought
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From MS No
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Trial Plate
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Quantity of electricity in the two coated globes and in
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Pressure of electric fluid against a surface
20
Effect of heat on glass
28
Charge of a thin flat plate independent of its thickness
31
Fixed air in water
37
Plan of usual disposition of vials and bodies to be tried
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Molecular constitution of
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Part II
44
Effect of want of conductivity of the straws
50
On the cases in which bodies receive electricity from or part with
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ARTICLES
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Cor 1
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PAGE OF
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Effect of an overcharged body
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Illustration from the equilibrium of
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Advantages of the method
115
Method of making the experiment
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1st Night
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Fifth experiment Charge of two small circles compared with that of
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Allowance for connecting wire 647
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Fig 1 If the fluid uniformly spread on a circular plate
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List of plates of glass 592
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Repulsion of two columns
146
The trial plate
147
Fig 4 Charge of two equal cylinders at a finite distance
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These methods abandoned
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Ten plates from Nairne 593
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Fig 7 Concave plate compared with flat one
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Experimental investigation of spreading
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Comparison of different cylinders
161
Density increasing towards the circumference
164
Wilcke and Epinuss experiment of electrifying a plate of
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Fig 10 Penetration of glass by fluid
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To face p
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386
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Double plate
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Increase of charge by induction 652
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Method of operation Fig 14
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Three sliding coated plates with brass sliders Six trial plates
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503
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Correction for greater amount of spreading with the stronger degree
254
Trials of plate air 1 2 3 and 4
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Diminution of shock by passing through different liquors 524
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Comparison with a very weak degree of electrification Large cylinder
268
Lanes electrometer compared with straw and paper electro
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Charge of compound plate of glass and rosin
275
Coated plate compared with nonelectric body with strong and weak
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561
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Disturbing cause
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Separation of Henlys electrometer by different strengths
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357
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Comparison of the diminution of the shock by passing
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Conditions requisite for a spark and for attraction and repulsion
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First leather Torpedo 599
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Experiment of p 61 tried with small ball blown to the
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Experiments without any Torpedo 613
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Comparison of charges of jars and battery method of repeated communi
321
Comparison of water purged of air and plain water 624
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To find what power of the velocity the resistance is proportional to 629
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Results 646
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41 x 345 compared with double B by sliding coated plate
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H 658
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Whether charge of Leyden vial bears the same proportion
353
Table of glass plates 673
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NOTES BY THE EDITOR
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Distribution of hypothetical fluids in spheres
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The battery and its charge
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Theory of this method
403
The two flat conductors between which the plate of air lies or in modern
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The testing electrometer 244
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Torpedo in a basket in sand shock through wet shoes and through net 421424
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Comparison of measurements of dielectric capacity
432
Structure of the electric organ
434
Pump water rain water salt in 1000 sea water 684
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ARTICLES
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List of thickness and coatings of some plates see p 27
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Eighth experiment Comparison of the charge of the middle plate
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NaslovThe Electrical Researches of the Honourable Henry Cavendish, F.R.S., Written Between 1771 and 1781
Marilee E. Thomas and Robert C. Thomas Science and Related Subjects Collection
AutorHenry Cavendish
UrednikJames Clerk Maxwell
IzdavačAt the University Press, 1879
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