Chapters (72)
- The "How-to-do-it" Books
- ELECTRICITY FOR BOYS
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- INTRODUCTORY
- CHAPTER I
- THE STUDY OF ELECTRICITY. HISTORICAL
- CHAPTER IIToC
- WHAT TOOLS AND APPARATUS ARE NEEDED
- CHAPTER IIIToC
- MAGNETS, COILS, ARMATURES, ETC.
- CHAPTER IVToC
- FRICTIONAL, VOLTAIC OR GALVANIC, AND ELECTRO-MAGNETIC ELECTRICITY
- CHAPTER VToC
- HOW TO DETECT AND MEASURE ELECTRICITY
- CHAPTER VIToC
- VOLTS, AMPERES, OHMS AND WATTS
- CHAPTER VIIToC
- PUSH BUTTONS, SWITCHES, ANNUNCIATORS, BELLS AND LIKE APPARATUS
- CHAPTER VIIIToC
- ACCUMULATORS. STORAGE OR SECONDARY BATTERIES
- CHAPTER IXToC
- THE TELEGRAPH
- CHAPTER XToC
- HIGH TENSION APPARATUS, CONDENSERS, ETC.
- CHAPTER XIToC
- WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY
- CHAPTER XIIToC
- THE TELEPHONE
- CHAPTER XIIIToC
- ELECTROLYSIS, WATER PURIFICATION, ELECTROPLATING
- CHAPTER XIVToC
- ELECTRIC HEATING, THERMO ELECTRICITY
- CHAPTER XVToC
- ALTERNATING CURRENTS, CHOKING COILS, TRANSFORMERS, CONVERTERS AND RECTIFIERS
- CHAPTER XVIToC
- ELECTRIC LIGHTING
- CHAPTER XVIIToC
- POWER, AND VARIOUS OTHER ELECTRICAL MANIFESTATIONS
- CHAPTER XVIIIToC
- X-RAY, RADIUM, AND THE LIKE
- GLOSSARY OF WORDS USED IN TEXT OF THIS VOLUMEToC
- INDEXToC
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- X
- Z
- THE "HOW-TO-DO-IT" BOOKS
- Carpentry for Boys
- Electricity for Boys
- Practical Mechanics for Boys
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