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Electricity for Boys

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Electricity for Boys by James Slough Zerbe.

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Contents

  • The "How-to-do-it" Books5
  • ELECTRICITY FOR BOYS6
  • LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS17
  • INTRODUCTORY23
  • CHAPTER I26
  • THE STUDY OF ELECTRICITY. HISTORICAL26
  • CHAPTER IIToC31
  • WHAT TOOLS AND APPARATUS ARE NEEDED31
  • CHAPTER IIIToC37
  • MAGNETS, COILS, ARMATURES, ETC.37
  • CHAPTER IVToC47
  • FRICTIONAL, VOLTAIC OR GALVANIC, AND ELECTRO-MAGNETIC ELECTRICITY47
  • CHAPTER VToC64
  • HOW TO DETECT AND MEASURE ELECTRICITY64
  • CHAPTER VIToC72
  • VOLTS, AMPERES, OHMS AND WATTS72
  • CHAPTER VIIToC77
  • PUSH BUTTONS, SWITCHES, ANNUNCIATORS, BELLS AND LIKE APPARATUS77
  • CHAPTER VIIIToC90
  • ACCUMULATORS. STORAGE OR SECONDARY BATTERIES90
  • CHAPTER IXToC98
  • THE TELEGRAPH98
  • CHAPTER XToC105
  • HIGH TENSION APPARATUS, CONDENSERS, ETC.105
  • CHAPTER XIToC111
  • WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY111
  • CHAPTER XIIToC117
  • THE TELEPHONE117
  • CHAPTER XIIIToC127
  • ELECTROLYSIS, WATER PURIFICATION, ELECTROPLATING127
  • CHAPTER XIVToC137
  • ELECTRIC HEATING, THERMO ELECTRICITY137
  • CHAPTER XVToC144
  • ALTERNATING CURRENTS, CHOKING COILS, TRANSFORMERS, CONVERTERS AND RECTIFIERS144
  • CHAPTER XVIToC156
  • ELECTRIC LIGHTING156
  • CHAPTER XVIIToC168
  • POWER, AND VARIOUS OTHER ELECTRICAL MANIFESTATIONS168
  • CHAPTER XVIIIToC176
  • X-RAY, RADIUM, AND THE LIKE176
  • GLOSSARY OF WORDS USED IN TEXT OF THIS VOLUMEToC180
  • INDEXToC201
  • THE "HOW-TO-DO-IT" BOOKS218
  • Carpentry for Boys218
  • Electricity for Boys218
  • Practical Mechanics for Boys218
  • THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE221

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