Meadowcroft, Wm. H. (William Henry), b. 1853 · New York & London, Harper & brothers · leaf 20
r youto learn and understand before going further. II DEFINITIONS THE three measurements most frequentlyused in electricity are The Volt,The Ampere,The Ohm. We will explain these in their order. The Volt.—This term may be better un-derstood by making a comparison with some-thing you all know of.… … A-B-C OF ELECTRICITY ward, and for this purpose the pipe was bentupward as in Fig. 1. If you opened the tap the water wouldspout out and upward as in Fig. 1. The cause of its spouting upward would bethe weight or pressureof the water in thetank. This pressureis reckoned as so manypounds to the…
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