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WE would like to direct the attention of readers to a new type of electrostatic motor which may find use in some specialized application. The operation of the motor demonstrates one of the fundamental properties of electrostatic fields, namely, motion of charge under the influence of a voltage gradient.
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VAN WYK, J., KÜHN, G. A Novel Electrostatic Machine: the Corona Motor. Nature 192, 649–650 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/192649b0
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