Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume 1
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Elements of Chemistry by Antoine Lavoisier, Analytical Theory of Heat by Fourier, Experimental Researches in Electricity by Faraday.
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- Experimental Researches In Electricity.
- Preface.
- Experimental Researches In Electricity.
- First Series.
- § 1. Induction of Electric Currents.
- § 2. Evolution of Electricity from Magnetism.
- § 3. New Electrical State or Condition of Matter.6
- § 4. Explication of Arago's Magnetic Phenomena.
- Second Series. The Bakerian Lecture.
- § 5. Terrestrial Magneto-electric Induction.
- § 6. General remarks and illustrations of the Force and Direction of Magneto-electric Induction.
- Third Series.
- § 7. Identity of Electricities derived from different sources.
- I. Voltaic Electricity.
- II. Ordinary Electricity.
- III. Magneto-Electricity.
- IV. Thermo-Electricity.
- V. Animal Electricity.
- § 8. Relation by Measure of common and voltaic Electricity.65
- Fourth Series.
- § 9. On a new Law of Electric Conduction.71
- § 10. On Conducting Power generally.75
- Fifth Series.
- § 11. On Electro-chemical Decomposition.82
- ¶ i. New conditions of Electro-chemical Decomposition.
- ¶ ii. Influence of Water in Electro-chemical Decomposition.
- ¶ iii. Theory of Electro-chemical Decomposition.
- Sixth Series.
- Seventh Series.
- Preliminary.
- ¶ iv. On some general conditions of Electro-chemical Decomposition.
- ¶ v. On a new measure of Volta-electricity.
- ¶ vi. On the primary or secondary character of the bodies evolved at the Electrodes.
- ¶ vii. On the definite nature and extent of Electro-chemical Decomposition.
- § 13. On the absolute quantity of Electricity associated with the particles or atoms of Matter.
- Eighth Series.
- §14. On the Electricity of the Voltaic Pile; its source, quantity, intensity, and general characters.
- ¶ i. On simple Voltaic Circles.
- ¶ ii. On the Intensity necessary for Electrolyzation.
- ¶ iii. On associated Voltaic Circles, or the Voltaic Battery.
- ¶ iv. On the Resistance of an Electrolyte to Electrolytic Action, and on Interpositions.
- ¶ v. General Remarks on the active Voltaic Battery.
- Ninth Series.
- § 15. On the influence by induction of an Electric Current on itself:—and on the inductive action of Electric Currents generally.
- Tenth Series.
- § 16. On an improved form of the Voltaic Battery.
- § 17. Some practical results respecting the construction and use of the Voltaic Battery (1034. &c.).
- Eleventh Series.
- ¶ i. Induction an action of contiguous particles.
- ¶ ii. On the absolute charge of matter.
- ¶ iii. Electrometer and inductive apparatus employed.
- ¶ iv. Induction in curved lines.
- ¶ v. On specific induction, or specific inductive capacity.
- ¶ vi. General results as to induction.
- Supplementary Note to Experimental Researches in Electricity.—Eleventh Series.
- Twelfth Series.
- ¶ vii. Conduction, or conductive discharge.
- ¶ viii. Electrolytic discharge.
- ¶ ix. Disruptive discharge and insulation.
- The electric spark or flash.
- The electrical brush.
- Difference of discharge at the positive and negative conducting surfaces.
- Thirteenth Series.
- ¶ ix. Disruptive discharge (continued).
- Glow discharge.
- Dark discharge.
- ¶ x. Convection, or carrying discharge.
- ¶ xi. Relation of a vacuum to electrical phenomena.
- § 19. Nature of the electric current.
- Fourteenth Series.
- § 20. Nature of the electric force or forces.
- § 21. Relation of the electric and magnetic forces.
- § 22. Note on electrical excitation.
- Index.
- Notes
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