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Page 78
... stratum infielectrified in the same manner as the moveable one , nitely thin ; and this fact , demonstrated by Coulomb , repels this with a force measured by the angle of tor- forms another capital basis for the theory . sion , at which ...
... stratum infielectrified in the same manner as the moveable one , nitely thin ; and this fact , demonstrated by Coulomb , repels this with a force measured by the angle of tor- forms another capital basis for the theory . sion , at which ...
Page 78
... stratum is that of the body itself , and the quantities of electricity at the extremities of the greater axis are proportional to its length . Lengthen , then , considerably , the ellipsoid , and the thickness of the stratum will ...
... stratum is that of the body itself , and the quantities of electricity at the extremities of the greater axis are proportional to its length . Lengthen , then , considerably , the ellipsoid , and the thickness of the stratum will ...
Page 80
... are free , we know that it will diffuse it- self entirely at the surface , where it will form a stra- tum of a very small thickness . If we augment the Electricity . diameter of the sphere , the electrical stratum 80 ELECTRICITY .
... are free , we know that it will diffuse it- self entirely at the surface , where it will form a stra- tum of a very small thickness . If we augment the Electricity . diameter of the sphere , the electrical stratum 80 ELECTRICITY .
Page 81
... stratum extremely thin . This is confirmed by ob- servations the most minutely exact . Calculation de- termines also the interior surface of this stratum and its thickness . The exterior surface , bounded by the air , is the same with ...
... stratum extremely thin . This is confirmed by ob- servations the most minutely exact . Calculation de- termines also the interior surface of this stratum and its thickness . The exterior surface , bounded by the air , is the same with ...
Page 82
... stratum ; or , as the one of these elements is always proportional to the other , we may say that , in every point , the pres- sure is proportional to the square of the thickness . It may therefore in general be variable on the sur ...
... stratum ; or , as the one of these elements is always proportional to the other , we may say that , in every point , the pres- sure is proportional to the square of the thickness . It may therefore in general be variable on the sur ...
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