[25] See this opinion rectified in § 16 and 17 of the next letter.
The fire in the bottle was found by subsequent experiments not to be
contained in the non-electric, but _in the glass_. 1748.
[26] What is said here, and after, of the _top_ and _bottom_ of the
bottle, is true of the _inside_ and _outside_ surfaces, and should
have been so expressed.
[27] See the preceding note, relating to _top_ and _bottom_.
[28] Other circumstances being equal.
[29] _i. e._ from the inside to the outside.
[30] See the preceding note, relating to _top_ and _bottom_.
[31] _i. e._ From the _inside_ to the _outside_.
[32] Placing the book on glass or wax is not necessary to produce the
appearance; it is only to show that the visible electricity is not
brought up from the common stock in the earth.