A Course of Mechanical, Magnetical, Optical, Hydrostatical and Pneumatical Experiments: perform'd by Francis Hauksbee, and the Explanatory Lectures read by William Whiston, M.A. — John Shaqi
A Course of Mechanical, Magnetical, Optical, Hydrostatical and Pneumatical Experiments: perform'd by Francis Hauksbee, and the Explanatory Lectures read by William Whiston, M.A.Whiston, William
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A Course of Mechanical, Magnetical, Optical, Hydrostatical and Pneumatical Experiments: perform'd by Francis Hauksbee, and the Explanatory Lectures read by William Whiston, M.A.
Whiston, William
Physical instruments; Physics -- Early works to 1800; Physics -- Experiments
_Fig. 6._ Is another Sphere, communicating with the Air, and to be apply'd
to the same Wheel in the Room of D E, where-into is inserted an Axis with
a Circle affixed to it; at the Edges of which Circle the Threads are
placed. These upon the Friction and Heat of the Glass extend themselves
outward, and point from the Center to the Circumference, contrary to the
former. In both Cases the Threads, when under the Influence of the
Electricity, will be moved by the Finger, even without Contact, nay by the
Finger and Breath, even through the Glass it self; so subtle are these
_Effluvia_. The Light is made when the Air is exhausted, and diminishes as
you readmit it. It spreads and branches it self inwardly like Lightning,
when about half that Air is readmitted. The Colour of that Light is always
Purple. It spreads at some Distance, and makes the Edges of a Cravat look
a little like the milky Way, by the great Number of Sparkles it emits:
Which may also be felt by the Flesh, with a crackling Noise that
accompanies them. If you also sufficiently rub and heat a large Tube of
Glass, either solid or hollow, it becomes strongly Electrical, even
through Glass it self; tho' not so much through Muslin. Other Heat than
that by Friction signifies nothing. It will attract and repel Leaf Gold,
and the like small and light Bodies, after a strange manner, by turns;
when once they have been fully repell'd they cannot be made to touch them,
till they have been reflected from some other Body. If they lye between
two Pieces of Wood, laid pretty near, the Electricity fails of its Effect.
With other Circumstances very surprizing and unaccountable.
_FINIS._
Transcription note:
The original punctuation and ortography of the book have been faithfully
preserved; words which are spelled variantly, or inconsistently
capitalized (e.g., _Axel_ vs. _Axle_, _crowded_ vs. _crouded_, _blue, red_
vs. _Blue, Red_, etc.) have been left as such.
Likewise, the (mis)spelling of names like Galilæo, Azout, Hugen, Guerick,
has been retained.
The following typographical mistakes have been corrected, taking into
account recurrences across the text:
* Page III, 25th day:
* The Ebullition of Liquors in _Vacuo_ → The Ebullition of Liquors
_in Vacuo_
* Mechanicks, Explication of the 2nd Plate:
* Figure. 1. Is the deceitful Balance; which yet is _in Equilibrio_
→ Figure 1. Is the deceitful Balance; which yet is _in Æquilibrio_
* _Fig. 3_ → Fig. 3.
* [Fig. 10]: perpendiculary → perpendicularly
* [between Fig. 9 and 10]: N. _B._ → _N. B._
* [Fig. 10]: and in this Leaver → and in this Lever
* Mechanicks, Expl. 5th Plate, Fig. 3:
* us it is less restrained. → as it is less restrained.
* Opticks, Expl. 1st Plate, Fig. 3:
* Looking-glass → Looking-Glass
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