Observations on a series of electrical experiments / By Dr. Hoadly, and Mr. Wilson.

  • Benjamin Hoadly
Date:
1759
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Credit: Observations on a series of electrical experiments / By Dr. Hoadly, and Mr. Wilson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    from the force and adtion of a fluid of the fame elaftic nature, communicating, and freely paffing in and out at the furface of the earth, and pervading likewife the pores of bodies: and as the cleared definition of what we mean, when we fay a body is eledtrified, is this, that either the body has by the force of the experiment made in order to eledtrify it, been forced to part with a fhare of this eiedtrical fluid, that naturally belonged to it during the experiment, and to remain without it fome- time after the experiment is over: or to admit more than it naturally had within it, during the experiment, and to remain fo overloaded, fome time after the expe¬ riment is over: it will be worth our while to enquire whether this eleblrical fluid, and the aether, be not one and the fame fluid. In order to be fatisfied in this point, let us fee in what manner different bodies are thus obliged, on being elec¬ trified, either to part with fome of this fluid, or to re¬ ceive more of it. Now from a very great variety of experiments, we have evident proof given, that there is a refiftance made by all bodies againft the admiflion of any more of this eiedtrical fluid into them, than what naturally belonged to them. 2° That there is a refiftance likewife made againft any of this eiedtrical fluid’s getting out of all bodies, and confequently to any diminution of their natural quantity.