Library of Useful Knowledge: Natural philosophy, Volume 2Baldwin and Cradock, 1829 - Physics |
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... REPULSION . 4. DISTRIBUTION . 5. INDUCTION . 6. TRANSFERENCE . 1. Of Excitation , Attraction , and Repulsion . ( 5. ) If a piece of amber , or sealing- wax , or a smooth surface of glass , per- fectly clean and dry , be briskly rubbed ...
... REPULSION . 4. DISTRIBUTION . 5. INDUCTION . 6. TRANSFERENCE . 1. Of Excitation , Attraction , and Repulsion . ( 5. ) If a piece of amber , or sealing- wax , or a smooth surface of glass , per- fectly clean and dry , be briskly rubbed ...
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... repulsion of the re- dundant fluids contained in each , which , being attached to the matter by their attraction for it , impel it in the direction of their own repulsion . In the same way the mutual approximation of two bodies in ...
... repulsion of the re- dundant fluids contained in each , which , being attached to the matter by their attraction for it , impel it in the direction of their own repulsion . In the same way the mutual approximation of two bodies in ...
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... repulsion will be prevented by that ad- hesion from shewing itself ; but at the other ends , which are at liberty to move , it will be strongly manifested , and the bars will be observed to separate or diverge from one another . Now ...
... repulsion will be prevented by that ad- hesion from shewing itself ; but at the other ends , which are at liberty to move , it will be strongly manifested , and the bars will be observed to separate or diverge from one another . Now ...
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POPULAR INTRODUCTIONS to NATURAL PHILOSOPHY By | i |
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MARCET icx | 10 |
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