82 Mr. Binks on the Laws of Action of Voltaic Electricity, 



single and double arrangements. Sometimes the action in the 

 latter case has been reduced one half, sometimes one fifth, 

 but more frequently one third ; and the cause of this variable- 

 ness I have been wholly unable to detect. But this uncer- 

 tainty does not attach to those cases in which more than two 

 arrangements are operating, as will be made evident as these 

 experiments proceed. It will also be seen by this table, that 

 although the number of the series was extended to 48, yet the 

 action in any one of the combined series never became equal 

 in amount to that which took place when they were used se- 

 parately. 



B. To determine the mutual influence exercised by arrange- 

 ments when they are of different sizes compared with one 

 another. 



As I have already given an example of this kind of exami- 

 nation above, I need not further explain the manner of conduct- 

 ing it, but will exhibit the results at one view in the subjoined 

 Table No. 10. 

 1st, Arrangements of equal size. 

 When separate. When joined. 



A gave hyd. ... 0'8 cubic inch. 

 B gave hyd. ... 0*8 



Total 



1-6 



A gave hyd. ... 0*4 cubic inch. 

 B gave hyd. ... 0*4 



Total 0-8 



2nd, With the arrangements differing in size in the propor- 

 tion of 1 to 3. 



C gave hyd. 

 D gave hyd. 



2 4 cubic inch. 

 74 



Total 9-8 



C gave hyd. 

 D gave hyd. 



Total 



2*4 cubic inches. 

 2-4 



4-8 



3rd, With the arrangements differing in size in the pro- 

 portion of 1 to 5. 



E gave hyd. 

 F gave hyd. 



3*2 cubic inches. 

 16-0 



Total 19-2 



E gave hyd. 

 F gave hyd. 



4*4 cubic inches. 

 4-4 



Total 8-8 



4th, With the arrangements differing in size in the proportion 



of 1 to 9. 



G gave hyd. ... 1-4 cubic inches. 

 H gave hyd. ... 12-0 



Total 



134 



G gave hyd. ... 2*6 cubic inches. 

 H gave hyd. ... 3'b* 



Total 62 



5th, With the arrangements differing in the proportion of 



1 to 16. 



I gave hyd. 

 K gave hyd. 



08 cubic inches. 

 12-8 



Total J 3-6 



I gave hyd. ... 1*6 cubic inches. 

 K gave hyd. ... 2-6 



Total 4-2 



