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The Young Man's Book of Knowledge; Containing a Familiar View of the Importance of Religion, the Works of Nature, Logic, Eloquence

The Young Man's Book of Knowledge; Containing a Familiar View of the Importance of Religion, the Works of Nature, Logic, Eloquence


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1827 Excerpt: ...in his baud being of silk, in order that the electric fluid might stop when it reached the key, At this key he charged phials; with which phials, thus charged, he kiudled spirits, and perforated all the oonuuou electrical experiments. electrical fluid thau any others. The conducting rod is pointed at the top, in order the more gradually to attract the electricity from the clouds and the atmosphere; awl the upper part should be made of copper, to prevent its rusting, and the remainder should be painted. The conducting rod should not be too slender, and should extend in the earth beyond the building, to convey the electric matter clearly away; and if it terminates in u pool of water, which is one of the best conductors, it will be still safer. Of Galvanism. This surprising branch of philosophy has been denominated Galvanism, from Oulvani, an Italian professor, whose experiments led to its discovery. In 1701), some time before he made the most important discovery, he was by accident led to the fact, of electricity having the property of exciting contractions in (he muscles of animals. Stimulated by the then prevailing idea of electricity being a principle inherent in animals, which, acting upon the muscular susceptibility, was the immediate cause of muscular motion, he was induced hi persevere in the inquiry, during the prosecution of which ho brought to light other facts, which laid the foundation of this valuable scientific acquisition. After having observed that common electricity, even that of lightning, produced vivid convulsions in the limb of recently killed animals, he ascertained that metallic substances, by mere contact, under particular circumstances, excited similar commotions. He found, that it was essential that the forces of metals employed shou...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781231242681
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 54
  • Spine Width: 3 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 123124268X
  • Publisher Date: 01 May 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 113 gr

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