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Wonders of electricity (1872)

Baille, Jean Baptiste Alexandre, b. 1841, Armstrong, John W., ed · New York, Scribner, Armstrong, and co. · leaf 53

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he thin plateof iron constituting the armature, attracted towards 34 WONDERS OF ELECTRICITY. the electro-magnet, is depressed, and rests npon themagnet. The end of the lever which is attached tothe plate of iron is of course brought down like thebeam of a balance, inclining itself toward the… … Keeeiving Apparatus. it. As long as the current is passing, the machineremains fixed in this position, and the style is allthe time making a long dash upon the unrollingband of paper, being made to move regularly byclockwork, altogether independent of the electricity.At the moment, however, when…

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