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The Advance in Electricity Since the Time of Franklin
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. PREFACE iii
  3. CONTENTS vii
  4. CHAPTER I. ELECTRICITY AND ENERGY 1
  5. CHAPTER II. LIGHTNING 9
  6. CHAPTER III. PROTECTION FROM LIGHTNING 12
  7. CHAPTER IV. SUPERSTITIONS IN REGARD TO LIGHTNING 19
  8. CHAPTER V. CAUSES OF LIGHTNING 23
  9. CHAPTER VI. A BAR TO FRANKLIN'S ADVANCE 31
  10. CHAPTER VII.NEW METHOD OF STUDYING LIGHTNING 38
  11. CHAPTER VIII. THE BEGINNING OF THE ART OF WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY 43
  12. CHAPTER IX. ELECTRIC WAVES 50
  13. CHAPTER X. STUDY OF LIGHTNING IN A LABORATORY 55
  14. CHAPTER XI. THE AURORA 64
  15. CHAPTER XII. LIGHTNING BROUGHT TO EARTH 70
  16. CHAPTER XIII. THE ELECTRIC CURRENT 76
  17. CHAPTER XIV. THE PARTICLE OF THE ELECTRIC CURRENT 83
  18. CHAPTER XV. LIGHT AND THE ELECTRON 96
  19. CHAPTER XVI. RADIOACTIVITY 106
  20. CHAPTER XVII. ELECTRONS AND IONS 115
  21. CHAPTER XVIII. LIGHT AND ELECTRICITY 122
  22. CHAPTER XIX. PHOTO-ELECTRICITY 127
  23. CHAPTER XX. DIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC ACTION 133
  24. CHAPTER XXI. VELOCITY OF ELECTRONS 136
  25. CHAPTER XXII. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY 141
  26. CHAPTER XXIII. ELECTRONS AND VIOLET LIGHT 145
  27. CHAPTER XXIV. THE EXTENT OF NEW VIEWS 152
  28. CHAPTER XXV. TELEPATHY 158
  29. CHAPTER XXVI. ELECTRONS AND THE X-RAYS 164
  30. CHAPTER XXVII. THE TASK OF A FUTURE FARADAY 172
  31. INDEX 179
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. PREFACE iii
  3. CONTENTS vii
  4. CHAPTER I. ELECTRICITY AND ENERGY 1
  5. CHAPTER II. LIGHTNING 9
  6. CHAPTER III. PROTECTION FROM LIGHTNING 12
  7. CHAPTER IV. SUPERSTITIONS IN REGARD TO LIGHTNING 19
  8. CHAPTER V. CAUSES OF LIGHTNING 23
  9. CHAPTER VI. A BAR TO FRANKLIN'S ADVANCE 31
  10. CHAPTER VII.NEW METHOD OF STUDYING LIGHTNING 38
  11. CHAPTER VIII. THE BEGINNING OF THE ART OF WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY 43
  12. CHAPTER IX. ELECTRIC WAVES 50
  13. CHAPTER X. STUDY OF LIGHTNING IN A LABORATORY 55
  14. CHAPTER XI. THE AURORA 64
  15. CHAPTER XII. LIGHTNING BROUGHT TO EARTH 70
  16. CHAPTER XIII. THE ELECTRIC CURRENT 76
  17. CHAPTER XIV. THE PARTICLE OF THE ELECTRIC CURRENT 83
  18. CHAPTER XV. LIGHT AND THE ELECTRON 96
  19. CHAPTER XVI. RADIOACTIVITY 106
  20. CHAPTER XVII. ELECTRONS AND IONS 115
  21. CHAPTER XVIII. LIGHT AND ELECTRICITY 122
  22. CHAPTER XIX. PHOTO-ELECTRICITY 127
  23. CHAPTER XX. DIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC ACTION 133
  24. CHAPTER XXI. VELOCITY OF ELECTRONS 136
  25. CHAPTER XXII. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY 141
  26. CHAPTER XXIII. ELECTRONS AND VIOLET LIGHT 145
  27. CHAPTER XXIV. THE EXTENT OF NEW VIEWS 152
  28. CHAPTER XXV. TELEPATHY 158
  29. CHAPTER XXVI. ELECTRONS AND THE X-RAYS 164
  30. CHAPTER XXVII. THE TASK OF A FUTURE FARADAY 172
  31. INDEX 179
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