Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Wheatstone” in chapter 5 of Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia:
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（Electricity.) A term applied to an arrangement of electrical circuits used for measuring the resistance of an element of the circuit.
The most generally known and used are the Wheatstone bridge or balance, and that of the British Association.
The former in substantial respects is adopted in the Siemen's universal galvanometer, in such general use.
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