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THE limited number of observations on atmospheric electricity which have been already made all point, with one exception, to a normal positive difference of potential between a point some few feet above the earth and the ground itself. The only notable exception to this law was found in some observations which were made on the Peak of Teneriffe about thirty years ago. Then it appeared that the condition of the Peak was constantly resinous or negative. These observations were, however, taken with a gold-leaf electrometer, and some doubt has been expressed as to whether the sign of the electricity was correctly obtained.
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ABERCROMBY, R. The Electrical Condition of the Peak of Teneriffe. Nature 37, 31 (1887). https://doi.org/10.1038/037031a0
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