The Story of Electricity
by John Munro
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About This Book
What is electricity? How is it generated? more over who discovered it? We all know the story of Benjamin Franklin and his kite, but he wasn't the only one. There were many discoveries starting with the early discovery of friction - or static electricity. Later chemistry was used (as it still is in batteries) and then there was electromagnetism.
Chapters (24)
- PREFACE.
- PUBLISHERS' NOTE.
- CONTENTS.
- I. THE ELECTRICITY OF FRICTION II. THE ELECTRICITY OF CHEMISTRY III. THE ELECTRICITY OF HEAT IV. THE ELECTRICITY OF MAGNETISM V. ELECTROLYSIS VI. THE TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE VII. ELECTRIC LIGHT AND HEAT VIII. ELECTRIC POWER IX. MINOR USES OF ELECTRICITY X. THE WIRELESS TELEGRAPH XI. ELECTRO-CHEMISTRY AND ELECTRO-METALLURGY XII. ELECTRIC RAILWAYS APPENDIX
- THE STORY OF ELECTRICITY. CHAPTER I.
- CHAPTER II.
- CHAPTER III.
- CHAPTER IV.
- CHAPTER V.
- CHAPTER VI.
- CHAPTER VII.
- CHAPTER VIII.
- CHAPTER IX.
- CHAPTER X.
- CHAPTER XL
- CHAPTER XII.
- APPENDIX.
- II. DERIVED MECHANICAL UNITS.-
- III. ELECTROSTATIC UNITS.—
- IV. MAGNETIC UNITS.—
- V. ELECTRO-MAGNETIC UNITS.—
- PRACTICAL UNITS OF ELECTRICITY.
- HEAT UNITS.
- LIGHT UNITS
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