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Action of Light on a Selenium (Galvanic) Element

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IN the course of a series of experiments on the electrical behaviour of selenium, undertaken with a view to remove, if possible, the difficulties in the way of constructing constant resistances of this material, I have had occasion recently to investigate the effects of surface tension due to light.

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SABINE, R. Action of Light on a Selenium (Galvanic) Element . Nature 17, 512–513 (1878). https://doi.org/10.1038/017512a0

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