William Henley


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in deutscher Übersetzung 

 Sammlungen zur Physik und Naturgeschichte von einigen Liebhabern dieser Wissenschaften, Band 2. Leipzig 1778, S. 556 (Auszug aus den Phil. Trans.)

Originale 

Philosophical Transactions
 An Account of the Death of a Person destroyed by Lightning in the Chapel in Tottenham-Court-Road, and its Effects on the Building. In: Band 62 (1772), S. 131 
 Experiments concerning the different Efficacy of pointed and blunted Rods, in securing Buildings against the Stroke of Lightning. In: Band 64 (1774), S. 133 ; Sonderabdruck, London 1774 
 An Account of some new Experiments in Electricity, containing … In: Band 64 (1774), S. 389 ; Sonderabdruck, London 1774 
 An Enquiry whether Vapour be a Conductor of Electricity
 Some Experiments, to ascertain the Direction of the Electric Matter, in the Discharge of the Leyden Bottle: with a new Analysis of the Leyden Bottle
 Experiments on the lateral Explosion, in the Discharge of the Leyden Bottle
 The Description, and Use, of a new Prime-conductor
 Miscellaneous Experiments, made principally in the Years 1771 and 1772
 Experiments and Observations on the Electricity of Fogs, &c. in Pursuance of those made by Thomas Ronayne, Esq; with a Plan of an Electrical Journal, &c.
 (von Richard Haffenden:) An Account of the Effects of Lighning on a House, which was furnished with a pointed Conductor, at Tenterden, in Kent … To which are added some Remarks by Mr. Henley. In: Band 65 (1775), S. 336 
 Experiments and Observations on a new Apparatus, called, A Machine for exhibiting perpetual Electricity. In: Band 66 (1776), S. 513 
 Experiments and Observations in Electricity. In: Band 67 (1777), S. 85 , S. 117 ; Sonderabdruck, London 1777 
 Remarks on the effects of lamp-black and tar, or lamp-black and oil, as protectors of bodies from the stroke of lightning
 On the electricity of chocolate: and the restoration of that property to it, when lost, by melting it together with a small quantity of olive-oil
 Observations on some new and singular phenomena in excited and charged glass; with experiments made in consequence of these phenomena, further illustrating the Franklinian theory of the Leyden bottle; and a description of the apparatus constructed for that purpose
 Observations and Experiments tending to confirm Dr. Ingenhousz’s Theory of the Electrophorus; and to shew the Impermeability of Glass to Electric Fluid. In: Band 68,2 (1778), S. 1049

Sekundärliteratur 

 Joseph Priestley: An Account of a new Electrometer, contrived by Mr. William Henly, and of several Electrical Experiments made by him. In: Philosophical Transactions, Band 62 (1772), S. 359 

 Tiberius Cavallo: A Complete Treatise of Electricity in Theory and Practice. London 1777, S. 161 (Henley’s quadrant electrometer), S. 164 (universal discharger), dazu Tafel I, Fig. 5 und 7 
 deutsch: Vollständige Abhandlung der theoretischen und praktischen Lehre von der Elektricität nebst eignen Versuchen. Aus dem Englischen [von J. S. T. Gehler]. 2. Auflage. Leipzig 1783, S. 125 (Quadrantenelektrometer), S. 127 (allgemeiner Auslader)  

 J. D. Reuss: Das gelehrte England. Berlin / Stettin 1791, S. 182–183 
 Nachtrag, Band 2 (1804), S. 472 

 T. Thomson: History of the Royal Society. London 1812, S. liv (3. Zeile v. u.) 

 R. Watt: Bibliotheca Britannica, Band 1. Edinburgh 1824, Sp. 484b 

 W. S. Harris: Rudimentary Electricity. London 1848, S. 78–79 (Quadrant-Elektrometer) 

 J. C. Poggendorff: Biographisch-literarisches Handwörterbuch zur Geschichte der exacten Wissenschaften, Band 2. Leipzig 1863, Sp. 1065 

 A. Heller: Geschichte der Physik von Aristoteles bis auf die neueste Zeit, Band 2. Stuttgart 1884, S. 515 

 R. E. Anderson: Henley, William. In: Dictionary of National Biography, Band 25. London 1891, S. 421