Excerpt from The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, Vol. 9: Fourth Series; January-June, 1855But substitute for the pint Leyden phial one Of double the capacity, and it will be found, that though this second phial was inferior to the first with a battery of four cells (giving Shorter sparks, and fewer in a given time, though somewhat denser), yet it is far superior to the first with the battery of eight cells, and the sparks at the contact breaker are no longer injurious.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.