A Century of ElectricityMacmillan, 1887 - 229 páginas |
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... MULTIPLEX TELEGRAPHY AND SUBMARINE CABLES . . 111 CHAPTER VI . FARADAY'S DISCOVERY OF INDUCTION AND THE DE- VELOPMENT OF THE DYNAMO CHAPTER VII . THE ELECTRIC LIGHT 151 183 CHAPTER VIII . THE TRANSMISSION OF ENERGY BY MEANS OF.
... MULTIPLEX TELEGRAPHY AND SUBMARINE CABLES . . 111 CHAPTER VI . FARADAY'S DISCOVERY OF INDUCTION AND THE DE- VELOPMENT OF THE DYNAMO CHAPTER VII . THE ELECTRIC LIGHT 151 183 CHAPTER VIII . THE TRANSMISSION OF ENERGY BY MEANS OF.
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Thomas Corwin Mendenhall. CHAPTER VIII . THE TRANSMISSION OF ENERGY BY MEANS OF ELEC- TRICITY . THE ELECTRIC MOTOR THE TELEPHONE CHAPTER IX . 196 202 CHAPTER X. SECONDARY AND THERMO - ELECTRIC BATTERIES 213 CHAPTER XI . CONCLUSION 221 A ...
Thomas Corwin Mendenhall. CHAPTER VIII . THE TRANSMISSION OF ENERGY BY MEANS OF ELEC- TRICITY . THE ELECTRIC MOTOR THE TELEPHONE CHAPTER IX . 196 202 CHAPTER X. SECONDARY AND THERMO - ELECTRIC BATTERIES 213 CHAPTER XI . CONCLUSION 221 A ...
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... means of suspended cords , rods , etc. The available distance in this direction being limited , he un- dertook to use horizontal lines of transmission , in which he sometimes succeeded and some- times failed . He finally supported his ...
... means of suspended cords , rods , etc. The available distance in this direction being limited , he un- dertook to use horizontal lines of transmission , in which he sometimes succeeded and some- times failed . He finally supported his ...
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Thomas Corwin Mendenhall. times failed . He finally supported his lines by ❝ on means of silk thread , by which means he was more successful than with other supports , account of its smallness , " as he thought and declared . On one ...
Thomas Corwin Mendenhall. times failed . He finally supported his lines by ❝ on means of silk thread , by which means he was more successful than with other supports , account of its smallness , " as he thought and declared . On one ...
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... means for protecting build- ings from damage by lightning , stands singular and alone as the only really useful application to the affairs of every - day life of centuries of study and experiment . The germ of this dis- covery seems to ...
... means for protecting build- ings from damage by lightning , stands singular and alone as the only really useful application to the affairs of every - day life of centuries of study and experiment . The germ of this dis- covery seems to ...
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Página 46 - ... of an inch), a bright spark was produced, and more than half the volume of the charcoal became ignited to whiteness, and by withdrawing the points from each other a constant discharge took place through the heated air, in a space equal at least to four inches, producing a most brilliant ascending arch of light, broad and conical in form in the middle.
Página 22 - I never was before engaged in any study that so totally engrossed my attention and my time, as this has lately done ; for what with making experiments when I can be alone, and repeating them to my friends and acquaintance, who, from the novelty of the thing, come continually in crowds to see them, I have, during some months past, had little leisure for any thing else.
Página 47 - ... producing a most beautiful coruscation of purple light, the charcoal became intensely ignited, and some platina wire attached to it, fused with brilliant scintillations, and fell in large globules upon the plate of the pump. All the phenomena of chemical decomposition were produced with intense rapidity by this combination.
Página 25 - The electric fluid is attracted by points. We do not know whether this property is in lightning, but since they agree in all the particulars in which we can already compare them, is it not probable they agree likewise in this? Let the experiment be made.