The description and use of Nairne's patent electrical machine / with the addition of some philosophical experiments, and medical observations.

  • Edward Nairne
Date:
1793
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Credit: The description and use of Nairne's patent electrical machine / with the addition of some philosophical experiments, and medical observations. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the cufhion ; at the fame time gently turn- ing the handle, fo that the upper part of the cylinder may pafs from the cufhion towards G, the oppolite conductor. This is to be underftood in all cafes where the cylinder is diredled to be turned. 9. The cylinder A A. being now ready to be excited, replace the filk as diredled § 2 and 5, and turn the cylinder A A. The ball h, being fcrewcd at the end of one of the tubes f, apply it about an inch or two from the conductor G, and ftrong fparks will be received on the ball. See Plate I. If every thing be dry and in order, the ma- chine will be found greatly to exceed any eledlrical machine of the fame fize yet made. 10, The method of applying the amal- gam, § 8, rnuft be repeatedly ufed whenever the eledlricity becomes weak 3 and it will be proper, when the machine is ufed for a confiderable time at once, to take the cufliion fometimes from the condudtor R, and wipe the
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