Notes on the Action of the Wimshurst Induction Machine

Abstract

AN interesting notice on the different influence-machines now in use occurs in NATURE, vol. xxviii. p. 12. Of these ingenious instruments, that lately devised by Mr. Wimshurst is likely to recommend itself beyond others, on account of the ease with which it may be excited, even in a damp atmosphere, and the high tension of the electricity discharged from its accumulators.