A manual of electricity, magnetism and meteorology (1844)
Lardner, Dionysius, 1793-1859, Walker, Charles Vincent, 1812-1882 · London Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans · leaf 366
earth. The three latter are ofmost avail for practical purposes. Itis furnished with binding screws aand b, to connect the respective metalswith others in a series, or with thesubject of experiment. The batteryis charged by filling the cell C, whichcontains the zinc, with a diluted solu-tion of… … 330 VOLTAIC ELECTRICITY. BOOK III. ratus in perfect order, no action will take place untilthe circuit is completed by the wires connected withthe two screws, when a very powerful action occurs,but unattended with the liberation of hydrogen, somuch the characteristic of the one-fluid batteries.…
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