THINGS A BOY SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ELECTRICITY


TABLE OF CONTENTS

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I.About Frictional Electricty[7]
II.About Magnets and Magnetism[21]
III.How Electricity is Generated by the Voltaic Cell,[32]
IV.Various Voltaic Cells,[36]
V.About Push-Buttons, Switches and Binding-Posts,[43]
VI.Units and Apparatus for Electrical Measurements,[48]
VII.Chemical Effects of the Electric Current,[58]
VIII.How Electroplating and Electrotyping are Done,[60]
IX.The Storage Battery, and How it Works,[63]
X.How Electricity is Generated by Heat,[68]
XI.Magnetic Effects of the Electric Current,[71]
XII.How Electricity is Generated by Induction,[77]
XIII.How the Induction Coil Works,[80]
XIV.The Electric Telegraph, and How it Sends Messages,[84]
XV.The Electric Bell and Some of its Uses,[91]
XVI.The Telephone and How it Transmits Speech,[95]
XVII.How Electricity is Generated by Dynamos,[101]
XVIII.How the Electric Current is Transformed,[109]
XIX.How Electric Currents are Distributed for Use,[114]
XX.How Heat is Produced by the Electric Current,[124]
XXI.How Light is Produced by the Incandescent Lamp,[129]
XXII.How Light is Produced by the Arc Lamp,[135]
XXIII.X-Rays, and How the Bones of the Human Body are Photographed,[141]
XXIV.The Electric Motor, and How it Does Work,[147]
XXV.Electric Cars, Boats and Automobiles,[154]
XXVI.A Word About Central Stations,[162]
XXVII.Miscellaneous Uses of Electricity,[165]