WITH A LARGE MAGNETO-ELECTRICAL MACHINE.

3

Quantity Arrangements.

Size of Inductor

Length of Copper Wire.

Time ob-

Length

No.

Cylinders.

Plates.

Diameter of Wire.

Insulated

with

Connected.

in

taining a cubic inch of Gas.

of Pla­tina wire heated.

Diameter.

Length.

1

2

2 3

Brass.

i

TT

f Cotton &In- 1 dia Rubber.

1 coil of

72 yards.

1 min.

1 in.

2

do.

do.

do.

do.

do.

2

»

36 each.

5

3

3

do.

do.

Ivory.

do.

White Silk.

1

yy

1 00 yards.

9

1

4 yy

4

do.

do.

do.

do.

do.

2

}>

50 each.

If

1

5

do.

do.

do.

do.

do.

1

yy

64 yards.

ii

A 2 »

H y>

6

do.

do.

do.

do.

do.

2

yy

32 each.

No effect.

l

8 »

Size of Ovals.

Copper Ribbon.

Greatest

Diam.

Least

Diam.

Length.

Thick.

Width.

7

3a

2

O 3

"Ter

l

5 2

1

Thick paper.

1

yy

1Q1

>>

No effect.

No eff.

8

do.

do.

do.

do.

do.

do.

2

6f

do.

do.

9

Cylin.

5

in.

do.

i

Too

1

Thin paper.

1

yy

48

24 min.

| in.

10

do.

do.

do.

do.

do.

do.

2

24

14

1

2 »

Quantity Spark. Scintillations.

Best... 4... 5... 9. ..10... 7. ..1... 2... 3... 6.. .Worst. Best.. .5.. .4...!.. .2..3. ..6.. .Worst.

Intensity Arrangements.

No.

Size of Inductor Cylinders.

Plates.

Diameter of Wire.

Insulated

with

Connected

in

Length of Copper Wire.

Time obtaining a cubic inch of Gas.

T3

<U

7s

O)

XI

<0

Diam.

Length.

Hours.

Min.

11

If

2 lV

Brass.

1

Cotton.

1 coil of

1412 yards.

No effect.

£

12

do.

do!

do.

do.

do.

2

706

2

20

a

13

do.

do.

Ivory.

Silk.

1

554

2

4

14

do.

do.

do.

do.

do.

2

277

12

eu

15

do.

do.

do.

do.

do.

1

894

5#

0

o

16

do.

do.

do.

do.

do.

2

447

#

Size of Platina plates Used in the above decompositions, 1 inch by -|. Experiment 15, repeated with fine-pointed platina wires, 1 cubic inch of gas in 20 minutes. The light from charcoal by comparison.

Best... 15... 13... 14... 11... 12...3...2... 1... Worst.

The shocks by comparison.

Strongest...15...13...11...16...14...12.3...1...5...4...9...2...6...10...7...Weakest,

Intensity spark.

Long thin spark, with flame 12, ^ inch long...11^...14^...13f «15-§.