INDEX

Aberration, [139]

spherical, [138], [140]

Accuracy of working, [70], [72]

Acetylene gas lamps, [120]

Actinic power, [102]

Actinograph, [105]

Actinometer, [120]

Alternating current, [82], [100]

Ammonia, [123]

Angle of stylus, [24], [78]

Aniline dye, [123]

Arcing, [27], [82]

Arc lamps, [15], [120], [121]

Atmospherics, [61], [85]

Ballasting resistance, [100]

Belin, [47]

Bernochi, [7], [112]

system of, [7], [34]

Berzelius, [109]

Bichromate of potash, [120]

Blondel's oscillograph, [47]

Camera obscura, [136]

extension, [116], [118]

choice of, [117]

Capacity of condenser, [24], [78]

electrostatic, [3], [5]

of cable, [3]

of London-Paris telephone line, [3]

Carbon bisulphide, [53]

Charbonelle, [48]

receiver of, [48]

Chemical solution, [56]

Circuit breaker, [76]

Clutch, details of, [88], [89], [91]

spring, [71]

Coating the metal sheets, [120]

Coherer, [11], [40]

Collecting rings, [91]

Commercial value of photo-telegraphy, [1]

Compensating selenium cell, [112]

Contact breaker, [37]

Copying arrangements, [118], [125]

Cross screen, [21]

De' Arsonval galvanometer, [47], [73]

Decoherer, [41]

Design of machines, [21]

Detectors, [83]

Developing solutions, [105], [122]

Diaphragm, movement of, [48], [52], [84], [87]

Dipping rods, [81], [83]

Distance of transmission, [33]

Duration of wave-trains, [22], [25]

Early experiments, [2]

Einthoven galvanometer, [32], [44], [45], [54], [113]

Electric clock, [93]

Electrolytic receiver, [4], [37], [54], [61], [64]

Enlarging arrangements, [124], [125]

Experimental machine, [20]

Extraneous light, [47]

Fastening electrolytic paper, [58]

Fatigue of selenium cell, [64], [114]

Fish glue, [120]

Flexible couplings, [77]

Frequency meter, [65]

Friction brake, [88]

High speed telegraphy, [70]

Hughes governor, [65]

Hughes printing telegraph, [63]

Hurter and Driffield, [104]

Hydrogen, [100]

Incidence, angle of, [127]

Inertia, [64], [65], [111]

effects in photo-telegraphy, [110]

method of counteracting, [103], [112], [113]

effect of wave-length of light on, [114]

Intensifying solution, [122]

Isochroniser, [89], [91]

details of, [91], [92], [95]

Isochronism, [64], [69], [70], [71]

Kathode rays, [53]

Knudsen, [2]

apparatus of, [9]

Korn, [30], [33], [45], [65], [72]

apparatus of, [31]

Lamps, coloured, [94]

Lenses, [85], [125], [128]

principal focus of, [130]

conjugate foci of, [131]

action of, [129]

convex, [128], [131], [136]

concave, [128], [138]

focal length of, [130], [138]

aperture, [138]

meniscus, [139]

Light, diffusion of, [86]

extraneous, [87]

Limit of error in synchronising, [64]

Line balancer, [3]

Line screens, [9], [15], [16], [116]

making, [116]

Magnifying power, [136], [137]

Marconi valve, [44], [54]

coherer, [40]

Mechanical inertia, [33]

Mercury break, [81]

churning of, [82]

containers, [82]

Mercury jet interrupter, [29]

Metal prints, [15], [18], [32], [59], [64], [95], [120], [124]

drying the, [121], [123]

exposure of, [121]

size of, [22], [24], [75], [77]

pressing the, [22]

Microscope, [131], [137]

Military uses, [35]

Mirror galvanometer, [9], [42], [73]

Mirror, [47], [51]

Morse code, [35]

Motor speed, [89], [95]

driving, [91], [93], [95]

clockwork, [63]

electric, [63]

Nernst lamps, [43], [85], [98]

heater of, [99]

filament of, [99]

principle of, [98]

resistance of, [100]

efficiency of, [101], [102]

overrunning, [101]

Nicol prism, [53]

Paper for electrolytic receiver, [56]

Parabolic reflector, [8]

Period of galvanometer, [43], [44], [46]

Photographic Daily Companion, [105]

Photographic films, [40], [43], [45], [53], [54], [62], [85], [86], [98]

process, [37]

chemical inertia, [103]

exposure of, [103], [107]

speed of, [104], [105]

plates, orthochromatic, [59]

plates, [120]

Points to be observed in preparing metal prints, [123]

Poulsen Company, [32], [47]

arc, [31]

Preparing selenium, [109]

photographs for transmitting, [15], [115]

sketches on metal foil, [124]

Prism, [128]

action of, [129]

Process plates, [122]

Professor Nernst, [98]

Radio-photography, requirements of, [74]

Refraction, angle of, [127]

Refractive power, [127]

Relay, [25], [39], [49], [53], [55], [60], [75]

differential, [79]

polarised, [97]

working speed of, [26], [75]

Reproducing for newspapers, [60]

Resistance of selenium, [109]

of selenium cells, [110]

regulating, [113]

Retardation of current, [6]

Retouching, [62]

Rotary spark-gap, [28]

Selenium, [99]

cells, [8], [34], [55], [60], [64], [109], [110]

machines, [45]

Self-induction, [24], [78]

Sensitiveness of selenium cells, [113]

ratio of, [113]

Silvered quartz threads, [44], [46]

Spark-gap, [27]

Speed regulator, [68]

adjustments of, [69]

Spring clutch, [71]

Starting position of machines, [98]

String galvanometer, [32]

Stylus, [17], [18], [57], [61], [78], [95], [103]

sparking at, [24]

Stylus, angle of, [24], [78]

defects of, [57]

Submarine cable, [4]

Synchronism, [11], [20], [36], [64], [69], [71]

Telephograph, [74]

advantages of, [76]

method of working, [96]

Telephone receiver, [83], [85]

diaphragm, [48]

improved, [51]

Telephone relay, [48], [50], [52], [83], [85], [97]

Telescope, [131], [136]

Thermodetector, [32]

Tow, [88]

Transmission, distance of, [35], [72]

speed of, [25], [35], [75]

Vibration, natural period of, [39]

Watkins, [105]

power number, [105]

Waves, damped, [30]

undamped, [30], [31]

Wheatstone bridge, [113]

Wireless apparatus, [13]

Wireless World, [31]

Wynne, [105]

Zirconia, [99]

THE END

Printed by R. & R. Clark, Limited, Edinburgh.