 | American Association for the Advancement of Science - Science - 1851 - 472 pages
...shoe, must also be dry, like the carpet, and it must be rubbed upon the carpet somewhat vigorously. By skipping once or twice across a room with a shuffling...passes. In almost any room which is furnished with a woollen carpet, and is kept tolerably warm, a spark may thus be obtained in winter ; but in some rooms... | |
 | Science - 1851 - 406 pages
...shoe, must also be dry, like the carpet, and it must be rubbed upon the carpet somewhat vigorously. By skipping once or twice across a room with a shuffling...passes. In almost any room which is furnished with a woollen carpet, and is kept tolerably warm, a spark may be thus obtained in winter ; but in some rooms,... | |
 | Geology - 1851 - 438 pages
...shoe, must also be dry, like the carpet, and it must be rubbed upon the carpet somewhat vigorously. By skipping once or twice across a room with a shuffling...passes. In almost any room which is furnished with a woollen carpet, and is kept tolerably warm, a spark may be thus obtained in winter ; but in some rooms,... | |
 | American Association for the Advancement of Science - Science - 1851 - 478 pages
...upon the carpet somewhat vigorously. By skipping once or twice across a room with a shuffling motka of the feet, a person becomes highly charged, and...communication with the earth, a bright spark passes. In almost anr room which is furnished with a woollen carpet, and is kept tolerably warm, a spark may thus be... | |
 | Technology - 1857 - 670 pages
...shoe, must also be dry like the carpet, and it must be rubbed upon the carpet somewhat vigorously. By skipping once or twice across a room with a shuffling...passes. In almost any room which is furnished with a thick woollen carpet, and is kept tolerably warm and dry, a spark may thus be obtained in winter ;... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - Industrial arts - 1857 - 642 pages
...shoe, must also be dry like the carpet, and it must be rubbed upon the carpet somewhat vigorously. By skipping once or twice across a room with a shuffling...passes. In almost any room which is furnished with a thick woollen carpet, and is kept tolerably warm and dry, a spark may thus be obtained in winter ;... | |
 | Industrial arts - 1857 - 648 pages
...shoe, must also be dry like the carpet, anJ it must be rubbed upon the carpet somewhat vigorously. By skipping once or twice across a room with a shuffling motion of the feet a person becomes high!} charged ; and then upon bringing the knuckle near to any metallic body, particularly if it have... | |
 | British Association for the Advancement of Science. Meeting - Science - 1858 - 682 pages
...shoe, must also be dry like the carpet, and it must be rubbed upon the carpet somewhat vigorously. By skipping once or twice across a room with a shuffling...passes. In almost any room which is furnished with a thick woollen carpet, and is kept tolerably warm and dry, a spark may thus be obtained in winter; but... | |
 | Charles W. Vincent, James Mason - Science - 1858 - 364 pages
...shoe, must also be dry like the carpet, and it must be rubbed upon the carpet somewhat vigorously. By skipping once or twice across a room with a shuffling...passes. In almost any room which is furnished with, a thick woollen carpet, and is kept tolerably warm and dry, a spark may thus be obtained in winter ;... | |
 | British Association for the Advancement of Science - Science - 1858 - 670 pages
...shoe, muât also be dry like the carpet, and it must be rubbed upon the carpet eomewhat vigorously. By skipping once or twice across a room with a shuffling...passes. In almost any room which is furnished with a thick woollen carpet, and is kept tolerably warm and dry, a spark may thus be obtained in winter; but... | |
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The rubber, viz. the shoe, must also be dry like the carpet, and it must be rubbed upon the carpet somewhat vigorously. By skipping once or twice across a room with a shuffling motion of the feet a person becomes highly charged; and then upon bringing... 