Book contents
- Frontmatter
- The Scientific Papers of the Honourable Henry Cavendish
- Frontispiece
- The Scientific Papers of the Honourable Henry Cavendish, F.R.S.
- Preface to Volume I
- Contents
- Dedication
- INTRODUCTION BY THE EDITOR
- Cavendish's Writings on Electricity
- The Electrical Researches of the Honourable Henry Cavendish, F.R.S.
- First Published Paper on Electricity: An Attempt to Explain Some of the Principal Phænomena of Electricity, By Means of an Elastic Fluid
- Part II Containing A Comparison of the Foregoing Theory with Experiment
- Preliminary Propositions
- Appendix
- Thoughts Concerning Electricity
- Account of the Experiments
- Experiments on the Comparison of Charges
- Comparison of the Charges Of Coated Plates
- Repulsion as Square of Redundant Fluid
- Second Published Paper on Electricity: An Account of Some Attempts to Imitate the Effects of the Torpedo by Electricity
- Experiments in 1771
- Experiments in 1772
- Experiments in 1773
- M. [Measures]
- Experiments with the Artificial Torpedo
- Resistance to Electricity
- Results [of Comparisons of Charges]
- Results [on Resistance]
- Notes by the Editor
- Life of Cavendish
M. [Measures]
from The Electrical Researches of the Honourable Henry Cavendish, F.R.S.
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 November 2015
- Frontmatter
- The Scientific Papers of the Honourable Henry Cavendish
- Frontispiece
- The Scientific Papers of the Honourable Henry Cavendish, F.R.S.
- Preface to Volume I
- Contents
- Dedication
- INTRODUCTION BY THE EDITOR
- Cavendish's Writings on Electricity
- The Electrical Researches of the Honourable Henry Cavendish, F.R.S.
- First Published Paper on Electricity: An Attempt to Explain Some of the Principal Phænomena of Electricity, By Means of an Elastic Fluid
- Part II Containing A Comparison of the Foregoing Theory with Experiment
- Preliminary Propositions
- Appendix
- Thoughts Concerning Electricity
- Account of the Experiments
- Experiments on the Comparison of Charges
- Comparison of the Charges Of Coated Plates
- Repulsion as Square of Redundant Fluid
- Second Published Paper on Electricity: An Account of Some Attempts to Imitate the Effects of the Torpedo by Electricity
- Experiments in 1771
- Experiments in 1772
- Experiments in 1773
- M. [Measures]
- Experiments with the Artificial Torpedo
- Resistance to Electricity
- Results [of Comparisons of Charges]
- Results [on Resistance]
- Notes by the Editor
- Life of Cavendish
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- The Scientific Papers of the Honourable Henry Cavendish, F. R. S , pp. 289 - 300Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011First published in: 1921