Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 161
ich is the basis of the arclight, was first observed on a large scaleby Sir Humphrey Davy, who used abattery of 2,000 cells and produced anarc between charcoal points four inchesapart. As the incandescence of the carbonsacross which an arc is maintained, to-gether with the arc itself, forms… … Fig. 32. The Electric Arc lietweenCarbon Terminals. 126 ELKrruir lkjutint, 33 3003004O0 too IIiTf tin- ciirrtiit is assumed as passing from tin- twj> carlH)!! totilt iMJttom oiu- as iiulicatt-d hy tin- arrow ami sij^iis. Wi- liiid, in tin?diri(t-<urrint arc, that thr most of tiu- light…
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