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RefNoPP/20/9/2
Previous numbersPP/52/9
LevelItem
TitleDiagrams, experimental equipment and results by J B Peace
CreatorPeace; J B (fl 1892)
Date1892
DescriptionEight diagrams, labelled figures I-VIII. Figures I and V show schematic diagrams of the experimental setup used by Peace in his investigations into the potential difference required to produce a spark between two parallel plates in air at different pressures. The remaining diagrams are graphs showing the results observed by Peace relating to potential difference, electrostatic force and pressure.

Subject: Physics / Electricity

Prints of these diagrams were published in volume 52 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society alongside the paper 'On the potential difference required to produce a spark between two parallel plates in air at different pressures'.
Extent8p
FormatDiagram
PhysicalDescriptionInk and graphite pencil on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rspl.1892.0056
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