
Harper's Electricity Book for Boys
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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. This book is printed in black & white, Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition published long back 1907. As this book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages. If it is multi vo Resized as per current standards. We expect that you will understand our compulsion with such books. 434 Harper's electricity ...
Chapters (548)
- HARPER’S ELECTRICITY BOOK FOR BOYS
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- Part I
- Chapter I SOME GENERAL EXPLANATIONS
- Chapter II CELLS AND BATTERIES
- Simple Cells
- A Plunge-battery
- A Storage-battery
- Dry-cells and Batteries
- Chapter III PUSH-BUTTONS AND SWITCHES
- Push-buttons
- Switches and Cut-outs
- Table-jack Switches
- Binding-posts and Connectors
- Lightning-arresters and Fuse-blocks
- Chapter IV MAGNETS AND INDUCTION-COILS
- Simple and Horseshoe Magnets
- Induction-coils
- An Electric Buzzer
- A Large Induction-coil
- Circuit-Interrupters
- Chapter V ANNUNCIATORS AND BELLS
- A Drum Sounder
- An Annunciator
- A Double Electric Bell
- An Electric Horn
- Burglar-alarms
- Signals and Alarms
- A Dining-table Call
- Chapter VI CURRENT-DETECTORS AND GALVANOMETERS
- An Astatic Current-detector
- An Astatic Galvanometer
- A Tangent Galvanometer
- Part II
- Chapter VII ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE
- Ohm’s Law
- Resistance-coils and Rheostats
- Liquid Resistance
- Chapter VIII THE TELEPHONE
- A Bladder Telephone
- A Single (Receiver) Line
- Plan of Installation
- A Double-pole Receiver
- The Transmitter
- Another Form of Transmitter
- The Wiring System
- A Telephone Induction-coil
- An Installation Plan
- A Portable Apparatus
- Chapter IX LINE AND WIRELESS TELEGRAPHS
- A Ground Telegraph
- Wireless Telegraphy
- Chapter X DYNAMOS AND MOTORS
- The Uni-direction Dynamo
- A Small Dynamo
- A Split-ring Dynamo
- A Small Motor
- The Flat-bed Motor
- Another Simple Motor
- A Third Type of Motor
- Chapter XI GALVANISM AND ELECTRO-PLATING
- Simple Electro-plating
- The Cleansing Process
- The Plating-bath
- Silver-plating
- Gold-plating
- Nickel-plating
- Finishing
- Electrotyping
- Chapter XII MISCELLANEOUS APPARATUS
- A Rotary Glass-cutter
- To Smooth Glass Edges
- To Cut Holes in Glass
- Anti-hum Device for Metallic Lines
- A Reel-car for Wire
- Insulators
- Joints and Splices
- “Grounds”
- The Edison Roach-killer
- An Electric Mouse-killer
- Chapter XIII FRICTIONAL ELECTRICITY
- A Wimshurst Influence Machine
- A Large Leyden-jar
- A Glass-legged Stool
- Chapter XIV FORMULÆ
- Acid-proof Cements
- Hard Cement
- Soft Cement
- Very Hard Cement
- Clark’s Compound
- Battery Fluid
- Glass Rubbing
- Acetic Glue
- Insulators
- Non-conductors
- Insulating Varnish
- Battery Wax
- Chapter XV ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT, AND POWER
- The Work of the Dynamo
- The Electric Light
- Uses of the Arc-Light
- Incandescent and Other Lamps
- Electric Heat
- Electric Furnaces
- Welding Metals
- Electric Car-heaters
- Household Uses
- Electric Power
- Power from Water-wheels
- Transformers
- Rotary Converters
- Oil-switches
- Electric Traction
- The Trolley-car
- The Continuous-current Motor
- The Controller
- Electric Locomotives
- Other Forms of Electric Traction
- APPENDIX A DICTIONARY OF ELECTRICAL TERMS AND PHRASES
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