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 548
nary top upon the point of the spindle and one of thepieces of iron wire is laid by the side of its point. As it turns themagnetic adherence causes the piece of wire to be carried alongin one direction by the rotation of the spindle, until the end isreached, when it goes over to the other side of… … Fig. 338. Magnetic Top. To increase the mysterious effect covered iron wire (bonnet wire)may be employed. Torpedo, Electric. (a) A fish, the Rata Torpedo, whichpossesses the power of giving electric shocks. (See Ray, Electric.) (b) An instrument of war; a torpedo whose operations includeelectrical…
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