A dictionary of electrical words, terms and phrases (1898)
Houston, Edwin J. (Edwin James), 1847-1914 · New York, The W. J. Johnston company · leaf 192
apacity. Ebonite is often called vulcanite. Vulcanite rubbed with cat-skin acts as one ofthe best known substances for becoming electri-fied by friction. For this purpose both substancesshould be thoroughly dried. Economic Co-efficient of Dynamo-Elec-tric Machine—(See Co-efficient, Economic*of a… … 225. ElectricEeh Eddy-Displacement Currents.—(See Cur-rents, Eddy-Displacement^) Eel, Electric An eel possessing the power of giving powerful electric shocks0 The gymnotus electricus. The electricity is produced by an organ ex-tending the entire length ofthe body. According to Faraday, theshock…
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