A dictionary of electrical words, terms and phrases (1896)
Houston, Edwin J. (Edwin James), 1847-1914 · New York, The W.J. Johnston company · leaf 258
edalong the conductor, through which a current ofelectricity is passing, that when twisted, it willmove in the direction of the current. The han-dle will then turn in the direction in which thenorth pole of the magnet tends to move. (3.) Imagine one swimming along the con-ductor in the direction of… … Fig. 263. Amperes Apparatus. that if the magnet were flexible, it would wrapitself round the current. If the wire be bent in the form of a hollow rec-tangle F, D, E, G, Fig. 265, and the needle, M, be placed inside the circuit, the upper and lowerbranches of the current will deflect the needle…
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