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 409
ows:— There was a time when I thought I knew some-thing about the matter ; but the longer I live, and the more carefully I study the subject,the more convinced I am of my total ignorance of the nature of electricity. After such an avowal as this, says Mr. Bakewell, from the most eminent… … Tho first attempt to increase FiG. 334. ^ilo ofXl/^^ t^io Po^cr of a galvanic circuitby increasing tlio number ofthe combinations, was made by Volta. Heconstructed a pile of zinc and copper plateswith a moistened cloth interposed between-each. He commenced with a zinc plate, uponwhich he placed a…
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