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IIL ColleSHon of the Eledrical ExperE 
riments communicated to the Royal Society 
by Wm. W atfon, F. R. S. read at fever al 
Meetings between October 29. 174 7. and 
Jan. 21. following. 
1. 
An Account of the Experiments made by feve- 
ral Gentlemen of the Royal Society, in 
order to difcover whether or no the elec- 
trical Power , when the Conductors thereof 
were not fupported by EleCtrics per se would 
be fenfible at great Di/lances: With an In- 
quiry concerning the refpeBive Velocities of 
Eledricity and Sound : To which is added 
an Appendix , containing fome further In- 
quiries into the Nature and Properties of 
Eledricity. 
Read oa. 29-T'n the Paper I did myfelf the Honour 
* 747 ’ JL E>me time fince to communicate to the 
Royal Society , I took notice, that, among the many 
other furprifing Properties of Eleftriciry, none was 
more remarkable, than that the ele&rical Power, accu- 
mulated in any non ele&ric Matter contained in a glafs 
Phial, deferibed upon its Explofion a Circuit through 
any Line of Subftances non-ele&rical in a confidera- 
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