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" He afterwards demonstrated by experiments, that the electricity did not reside in the coating, as had been supposed, but in the pores of the glass itself. After a phial was charged, he removed the coating, and found that, upon applying a new coating,... "
The Panorama of Science: Or, a Guide to Knowledge - Page 188
by George Grant - 1849 - 320 pages
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The History of Virginia: From Its First Settlement to the Present Day, Volume 3

John Burk - Slavery - 1805 - 490 pages
...the Leyden phial, which had hitherto eluded the sagacity of electricians. He afterwards demonstrated that .the electricity did not reside in the coating, as had been imagined, but in the pores of the glass itself.* HE next suggested his idea of explaining the phenomena...
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The Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of His Life Written ...

Benjamin Franklin - 1807 - 310 pages
...the equilibrium might be restored, and that then no signs of electricity wouM remain. He afterwards demonstrated, by experiments, that the electricity...reside in the coating, as had been supposed, but in the pores of the glass itself. After a phial was charged, he removed the coating, and found that upon...
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The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ..., Volume 3

William Nicholson - Natural history - 1809 - 700 pages
...which the equilibrium might be restored, and that then no signs of electricity would remain. He then demonstrated, by experiments, that the electricity...supposed, but in or upon the glass itself. After a phial \V,H charged, be removed the coating, and found that upon applying a new coating, the shock might still...
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Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Memoirs of His Early Life

Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1810 - 292 pages
...the equilibrium might be restored, and that then no signs of electricity would remain. He afterwards demonstrated, by experiments, that the electricity...reside in the coating, as had been supposed, but in the pores of the glass itself. After a phial was charged, he removed the coating, and found that upon...
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The General Biographical Dictionary:: Containing an Historical and Critical ...

Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1814 - 544 pages
...the equilibrium might be restored, and that then no signs of electricity would remain. He afterwards demonstrated by experiments, that the electricity...reside in the coating, as had been supposed, but in the pores of the glass itself. After a phial was charged, he removed the coating, and found that upon...
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The General Biographical Dictionary, Volume 15

Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1814 - 548 pages
...the equilibrium might be restored, and that then no signs of electricity would remain. He afterwards demonstrated by experiments, that the electricity...reside in the coating, as had been supposed, but in the pores of the glass itself. After a phial was charged, he removed the coating, and found that upon...
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The Panorama of Science and Art: Embracing the Sciences of ..., Volume 2

James Smith - Industrial arts - 1815 - 942 pages
...no more electricity than before; but that as much was taken from one side as the other had above its natural portion, and that to discharge it, nothing...remained. He also demonstrated by experiments, that (he electricity did not reside in the coating, as had been supposed, but in or upon the glass itself....
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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin ...

Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1818 - 566 pages
...the equilibrium might be restored, and that then no signs of electricity would remain. He afterwards demonstrated by experiments, that the electricity...reside in the coating, as had been supposed, but in the pores of the glass itself. After a phial was charged, he removed the coating, and found that upon...
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The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: [Autobiography

Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1818 - 558 pages
...the equilibrium might be restored, and that then no signs of electricity would remain. He afterwards demonstrated by experiments, that the electricity did not reside in the coating, as bad been supposed, but in the pores of the glass itself. After a phial was charged, he removed the...
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British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ..., Volume 5

William Nicholson - Natural history - 1819 - 406 pages
...which the equilibrium might be restored, and that then no signs of electricity would remain. He then demonstrated by experiments, that the electricity...upon the glass itself. After a phial was charged, lie removed the coating, and found that, upon applying a new coating, the shock might still be received....
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