If the resistance and the capacity of the receiver is taken as constant, this minimum working energy is proportional to the square of the electromotive force set up in the receiving aerial by the impact on it of the electric waves.
"Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy"
John Ambrose Fleming
It would be interesting to know, however, whether this reduction was in any degree proportional to the dryness or moisture of the soil.
"Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy"
John Ambrose Fleming
The question of the proportional representation of England and Ireland is a burning one, because the parliamentary system cannot work well unless one party has a majority which can give to the ministry a stable support.
"The Government of England (Vol. I)"
A. Lawrence Lowell