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ELECTRICITY.

CHAP. I.

Containing a summary view of the GE-NERAL PRINCIPLES OF ELECTRICITY, ORA SERIES OF INTRODUCTORY PROPOSITIONSAND EXPERIMENTS.

OF ELECTRICITY, OR ELECTRICS ANDNON-ELECTRICS.

1 here Is a natural agent or power, generallycalled the electric fluid , which by friction, or othcfmeans, is excited or brought into action.

This action is manifest to our senses by whatare termed electric appearances.