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Extracts of a treatise on electricity, by William Watson, F. R. S

... ELeclrics per fe, or originally eledries, I call thofe bodies in which an attractive power towards light fubltances is eafily excited by fridion as glafs, amber, fulphur, fealing wax, and moft dry parts of animals, as filk, hair, and fuch like. Non e/entries, or condudors of eleftricity, I- call thofe bodies in which the above property is not at all, or very fiightly, perceptible; as wood, ...

Published: Fri 05 Dec 1746
Newspaper: The Scots Magazine
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1902 | Page: Page 25, 26, 27, 28 | Tags: electricity 

KILSYTH

... Parise Counett.—The Parish moathly “mmeeting was held on Tharsday ‘och im the chair. A. lester waeread from Mr M‘Killop, M.P., stating that he would have essnre in giving his su port bo B. oor Persons (Scotland) B sm old nativeof Kilsysh Parish, il MrJames Forrester, ebureb, New Zealand, sent a the affect that he was forwarding acarcaseof New lamb for the use of the immates house, and she ...

Published: Saturday 07 March 1903
Newspaper: Falkirk Herald
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2511 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: electricity