Elementary treatise on physics, experimental and applied : for the use of colleges and schools (1906)
Ganot, A. (Adolphe), 1804-1887, Atkinson, Edmund, 1831-1901, Reinold, A. W. (Arnold William), 1843-1921 · New York : Wood · leaf 861
hite threads. Ametal conductor,composed of zincand copper, is then taken (fig. 802), and one end introduced between thenerves and the vertebral column, while the other touches one of the muscles ofthe thighs or legs ; at each contact a smart contraction of the muscles ensues. (ialvani had some time… … Fig. 802 836 Dynamical Electricity [812- that this electricity, which he called vital fiidd^ passed from the nerves tothe muscles by the metallic arc, and was thus the cause of contraction.This theory met with great support, especially among physiologists, but itwas not without opponents. The most…
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