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Electricity

move very slowly round, tho the cushions were screwd on as lightly as possible.  After wiping them very well the plate was made to go round, & in about ten minutes electricity was excited, tho but in a small degree.  The motion of the ship, & the shaking of the table causd by turning the machine, made the Electrometer (which was a very unsteady one) move backwards & forwards visibly to the eye;  so that it was impossible to ascertain exactly at what distance it dischargd the Phial:  it however was guesd to be about a line when at the greatest distance.

It continued to work in this manner about half an hour, in which time several attempts were made to
 

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