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Things a Boy Should Know About Electricity

by Thomas M. St. John

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  1. 1To the Reader
  2. 2Chapter I — About Frictional Electricity
  3. 3Chapter II — About Magnets and Magnetism
  4. 4Chapter III — How Electricity Is Generated by the Voltaic Cell
  5. 5Chapter IV — Various Voltaic Cells
  6. 6Chapter V — About Push-Buttons, Switches and Binding-Posts
  7. 7Chapter VI — Units and Apparatus for Electrical Measurements
  8. 8Chapter VII — Chemical Effects of the Electric Current
  9. 9Chapter VIII — How Electroplating and Electrotyping Are Done
  10. 10Chapter IX — The Storage Battery, and How It Works
  11. 11Chapter X — How Electricity Is Generated by Heat
  12. 12Chapter XI — Magnetic Effects of the Electric Current
  13. 13Chapter XII — How Electricity Is Generated by Induction
  14. 14Chapter XIII — How the Induction Coil Works
  15. 15Chapter XIV — The Electric Telegraph, and How It Sends Messages
  16. 16Chapter XV — The Electric Bell and Some of Its Uses
  17. 17Chapter XVI — The Telephone, and How It Transmits Speech
  18. 18Chapter XVII — How Electricity Is Generated by Dynamos
  19. 19Chapter XVIII — How the Electric Current Is Transformed
  20. 20Chapter XIX — How Electric Currents Are Distributed for Use
  21. 21Chapter XX — How Heat Is Produced by the Electric Current
  22. 22Chapter XXI — How Light Is Produced by the Incandescent Lamp
  23. 23Chapter XXII — How Light Is Produced by the Arc Lamp
  24. 24Chapter XXIII — X-Rays, and How the Bones of the Human Body Are Pho…
  25. 25Chapter XXIV — The Electric Motor, and How It Does Work
  26. 26Chapter XXV — Electric Cars, Boats, and Automobiles
  27. 27Chapter XXVI — A Word About Central Stations
  28. 28Chapter XXVII — Miscellaneous Uses of Electricity

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