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WHEN an electric spark passes between metallic electrodes, the spectrum of the metal appears, not only in immediate contact with the electrodes, but stretches often across, from pole to pole. It follows that during the short time of the duration of the spark, the metal vapours must be able to diffuse through measurable distances.
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The Constitution of the Electric Spark1. Nature 59, 350–352 (1899). https://doi.org/10.1038/059350b0
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