Well's natural philosophy : for the use of schools, academies and privte students, introducing the latest results of scientific discovery and research ; arranged with special reference to the practical application of physical science to the arts and the experiences of everyday life ; with three hundred and seventy-five engravings (1873)
Wells, David A · New York : Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor and Co. · leaf 383
am is two parts, by weight, of zinc, one of tin, andBis of mercury. The mercury is added to the mixture of the zinc and tin when in a fluidstate, and the whole is then shaken in a wooden box until it is cold; it is then reduced toa powder, and mixed with a sufficient quantity of lard to reduce it… … ELECTRICITY. 379 _, ^ , . The receiver of electricitv from an electrical machine is What Is the conductor i.f Called the prime conductor. It usually consists of a thin brass machin^*^ cylinder, or a brass rod, mounted on a glass pillar, or some other insulating material. To put the electrical…
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