# Electricity

Author: McCormick, W. H. (William Henry), 1884-1952

Genre: Category: History - Other

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72062

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Electricity+McCormick&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

Although the science of electricity is of comparatively recent date, electricity itself has existed from the beginning of the world. There can be no doubt that man’s introduction to electricity was brought about through the medium of the thunderstorm, and from very early times come down to us records of the terror inspired by thunder and lightning, and of the ways in which the ancients tried to account for the phenomena. Even to-day, although we know what lightning is and how it is produced, a severe thunderstorm fills us with a certain amount of awe, if not fear; and we can understand what a terrifying experience it must have been to the ancients, who had none of our knowledge.

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER XX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/electricity-72062/chapters/20/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/electricity-72062/chapters/18/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/electricity-72062/chapters/12/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/electricity-72062/chapters/16/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/electricity-72062/chapters/30/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/electricity-72062/chapters/6/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/electricity-72062/chapters/24/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/electricity-72062/chapters/17/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/electricity-72062/chapters/11/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/electricity-72062/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/electricity-72062/chapters/21/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXXI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/electricity-72062/chapters/31/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/electricity-72062/chapters/3/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/electricity-72062/chapters/22/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXVIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/electricity-72062/chapters/28/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/electricity-72062/chapters/2/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/electricity-72062/chapters/10/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/electricity-72062/chapters/9/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/electricity-72062/chapters/1/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/electricity-72062/chapters/14/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/electricity-72062/chapters/19/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXIX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/electricity-72062/chapters/29/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/electricity-72062/chapters/13/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/electricity-72062/chapters/25/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/electricity-72062/chapters/5/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/electricity-72062/chapters/26/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/electricity-72062/chapters/27/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/electricity-72062/chapters/7/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/electricity-72062/chapters/23/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/electricity-72062/chapters/8/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/electricity-72062/chapters/15/index.md)