An essay on electricity, explaining the principles of that useful science : and describing the instruments, contrived either to illustrate the theory, or render the practice entertaining : illustrated with six plates : to which [...]. London : printed by J. Dillon, 1799
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PDF [1]Front cover
PDF [6]Frontispiece.
PDF [7]Title page
PDF III [9]Preface.
PDF IX [13]Table of contents
PDF XI [15]References to the plates.
PDF 1 [17]Chap. I. Containing a summary view of the general principles of electricity, or a series of introductory propositions and experiments.
PDF 30 [46]Chap. II. Of electricity in general [...].
PDF 55 [71]Chap. III. Of the electrical machine, with directions for exciting it.
PDF 90 [106]Chap. IV. Of the Franklinian hypothesis. Objections to this hypothesis. Eele's system preferable to the Franklinian.
PDF 133 [149]Chap. V. On the method of using the electrical apparatus, and a description of the principal articles thereof.
PDF 155 [171]Chap. VI. Entertaining experiments by the attraction and repulsion of light bodies, with some remarks on electrical attraction.
PDF 166 [182]Chap. VII. The properties of electric attraction and repulsion, illustrated by experiments on light bodies.
PDF 187 [203]Chap. VIII. Of the electric spark.
PDF 209 [225]Chap. IX. Of electrified points.
PDF 223 [239]Chap. X. Of the Leyden phial, or jar.
PDF 270 [286]Chap. XI. Of the electrical battery, and the lateral explosion of charged jars.
PDF 294 [310]Chap. XIII. Of the electric light in vacuo.
PDF 321 [337]Chap. XIV. On the influence of pointed conductors for buildings.
PDF 351 [367]Chap. XV. To charge a plate of air.
PDF 357 [373]Chap. XVI. Of the electrophorus, and Mr. Bennet's experiments therewith.
PDF 368 [384]Chap. XVII. Of Mr. Volta's condensing plates [...]; and of rendering very sensible very small degrees of natural and artificial electricity.
PDF 390 [406]Chap. XVIII. Of the methods of manifesting the presence, and ascertaining the quality of natural or artificial electricity.
PDF 415 [431]Chap. XIX. Of atmospherical electricity.
PDF 483 [499]Chap. XX. On medical electricity.
PDF 507 [523]A letter to Mr. George Adams, on the subject of medical electricity; from Mr. John Birch, Surgeon.
PDF 559 [575]Addenda, by the editor.
PDF 585 [601]Index.
PDF 594 [610]Errata.
PDF [611][Plates I - V.]
PDF [618]Back cover