Harper's Electricity Book for Boys

About this eBook

Author

Adams, Joseph H. (Joseph Henry), 1867-1941

Credits

Richard Hulse, Harry Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

QC: Science: Physics

Subject

Electricity -- Juvenile literature

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 64592

Release Date

February 18, 2021

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.HARPER’S ELECTRICITY BOOK FOR BOYS
2. 2.CONTENTS
3. 3.INTRODUCTION
4. 4.Part I — Chapter I SOME GENERAL EXPLANATIONS — Chapter II CELLS AND BATTERIES — Simple Cells — A Plunge-battery — A Storage-battery — Dry-cells and Batteries — Chapter III PUSH-BUTTONS AND SWITCHES — Push-buttons — Switches and Cut-outs — Table-jack Switches — Binding-posts and Connectors — Lightning-arresters and Fuse-blocks — Chapter IV MAGNETS AND INDUCTION-COILS — Simple and Horseshoe Magnets — Induction-coils — An Electric Buzzer — A Large Induction-coil — Circuit-Interrupters — Chapter V ANNUNCIATORS AND BELLS — A Drum Sounder — An Annunciator — A Double Electric Bell — An Electric Horn — Burglar-alarms — Signals and Alarms — A Dining-table Call — Chapter VI CURRENT-DETECTORS AND GALVANOMETERS — An Astatic Current-detector — An Astatic Galvanometer — A Tangent Galvanometer
5. 5.Part II — Chapter VII ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE — Ohm’s Law — Resistance-coils and Rheostats — Liquid Resistance — Chapter VIII THE TELEPHONE — A Bladder Telephone — A Single (Receiver) Line — Plan of Installation — A Double-pole Receiver — The Transmitter — Another Form of Transmitter — The Wiring System — A Telephone Induction-coil — An Installation Plan — A Portable Apparatus — Chapter IX LINE AND WIRELESS TELEGRAPHS — A Ground Telegraph — Wireless Telegraphy — Chapter X DYNAMOS AND MOTORS — The Uni-direction Dynamo — A Small Dynamo — A Split-ring Dynamo — A Small Motor — The Flat-bed Motor — Another Simple Motor — A Third Type of Motor — Chapter XI GALVANISM AND ELECTRO-PLATING — Simple Electro-plating — The Cleansing Process — The Plating-bath — Silver-plating — Gold-plating — Nickel-plating — Finishing — Electrotyping — Chapter XII MISCELLANEOUS APPARATUS — A Rotary Glass-cutter — To Smooth Glass Edges — To Cut Holes in Glass — Anti-hum Device for Metallic Lines — A Reel-car for Wire — Insulators — Joints and Splices — “Grounds” — The Edison Roach-killer — An Electric Mouse-killer — Chapter XIII FRICTIONAL ELECTRICITY — A Wimshurst Influence Machine — A Large Leyden-jar — A Glass-legged Stool — Chapter XIV FORMULÆ — Acid-proof Cements — Hard Cement — Soft Cement — Very Hard Cement — Clark’s Compound — Battery Fluid — Glass Rubbing — Acetic Glue — Insulators — Non-conductors — Insulating Varnish — Battery Wax — Chapter XV ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT, AND POWER — The Work of the Dynamo — The Electric Light — Uses of the Arc-Light — Incandescent and Other Lamps — Electric Heat — Electric Furnaces — Welding Metals — Electric Car-heaters — Household Uses — Electric Power — Power from Water-wheels — Transformers — Rotary Converters — Oil-switches — Electric Traction — The Trolley-car — The Continuous-current Motor — The Controller — Electric Locomotives — Other Forms of Electric Traction
6. 6.APPENDIX A DICTIONARY OF ELECTRICAL TERMS AND PHRASES — A — B — C — D — E — F — G — H — I — J — K — L — M — N — O — P — Q — R — S — T — U — V — W — X — Y — Z
7. 7.Transcriber’s Notes

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