Modern practice of the electric telegraph. A handbook for electricians and operators (1872)
Pope, Frank L. (Franklin Leonard), 1840-1895 · New York : D. Van Nostrand · leaf 23
nce in their respective specific grav-ities. Some of these bid fair to come into extensiveuse. 20. THE GROVE BATTERY.—The most intense andpowerful voltaic combination that has yet been dis-covered is that of Grove. For many years it was ex-clusively used for telegraphic purposes in this country,and… … inches in diameter and 4£ inches high. A thick cylin-der of zinc, B, of a size nearly sufficient to fill the tum-bler, is placed within it, and is furnished with a project-ing arm, to which is attached the positive plate of thenext element. The porous cup, C, is placed within thezinc. A thin strip…
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