Oscillations in the Discharge of a Ley den-jar. 103 



A very thin coating of copper deposited on the iron wire 

 served to bring the damping back to its value for a copper 

 wire. 



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Instead of the brass balls at the air-break, balls made of 

 iron and aluminium were substituted, but no difference in 

 the damping could be detected. The balls were always kept 



