The Study of Elementary Electricity and Magnetism by Experiment Containing Two Hundred Experiments Performed with Simple, Home-made Apparatus

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The Electrophorus.--Exp. 68, To learn how to use the electrophorus.--Exp. 69, To study "charging by conduction."--Exp. 70, To study potential; Electromotive force.--Pressure; Potential; Electromotive force; Current, Spark.--Theories about Electrifications.--Exp. 71, To study some methods of discharging an electrified body.--Disruptive, Conductive and Convective Discharges.--Exp. 72, To study intermittent or step-by-step discharges.--Discussion.--Exp. 73, To ascertain the location of the charge upon an electrified conductor.--Discussion.--Hollow and Solid Conductors.--Exp. 74, To study the effect of points upon a charged conductor.--Electric Density.--Electric Wind.