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RefNoCW/B/2
LevelItem
TitleAtmospheric Electricity II
DateJune 1899
Description'Atmospheric Electricity II, June 1899' discusses further the possibility of measurements from kites and captive balloons.
A series of potential gradient records from Kew are examined for occasions of negative potential gradient.
Brief notes are written on numerous topics in atmospheric electricity and cloud physics. An attempt to realize a continuously working cloud chamber is described; continuously condensation on 'dust' was achieved but not on ions. He also discusses whether rain removed 'dust' from the atmosphere and experiments with negative results.
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