The standard electrical dictionary; a popular dictionary of words, terms, and phrases, used in the practice of electrical engineering (1897)
Sloane, T. O'Conor (Thomas O'Conor), 1851-1940 · New York, H. W. Henley & co. · leaf 268
contract on account of the stimulation of its nerve dueto the passage of a current derived from the second muscle (Ganot).The experiment goes under the above title. Frying. A term applied to a noise sometimes produced ina voltaic arc due to too close approach of the carbons to eachother. It has… … Fig. 17S- Crucible, Electric. Furnace, Electric. A furnace in which the heat is produced bythe electric current. It has hitherto been practically used only inthe extraction of aluminum and silicium from their ores. Thegeneral principle involves the formation of an arc between carbonelectrodes. The…
Electricity
Internet Archive · Library of Congress · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
![An illustration from Rudiments of the art of building : represented in five sections [...] for the use of architects, builders, draghtsmen, machinists, engineers and mechanics (1853)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-rudimentsofartof00bull-30-5.webp)
