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Electricity for Boys, by J. S. Zerbe
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Title: Electricity for Boys
Author: J. S. Zerbe
Release Date: September 25, 2007 [EBook #22766]
Language: English
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THE "HOW-TO-DO-IT" BOOKS
ELECTRICITY FOR BOYS
[Illustration: Fig. 1. WORK BENCH]
THE "HOW-TO-DO-IT" BOOKS
ELECTRICITY FOR BOYS
A working guide, in the successive steps of electricity, described in simple terms
WITH MANY ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS
By J. S. ZERBE, M.E.
AUTHOR OF CARPENTRY FOR BOYS PRACTICAL MECHANICS FOR BOYS
[Illustration: Printer's Mark]
THE NEW YORK BOOK COMPANY NEW YORK
COPYRIGHT, 1914, BY THE NEW YORK BOOK COMPANY
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTORY Page 1
I. ELECTRICITY CONSIDERED. BRIEF HISTORICAL EVENTS Page 5
The Study of Electricity. First Historical Accounts. Bottling Electricity. Discovery of Galvanic Electricity. Electro-motive Force. Measuring Instruments. Rapidity of Modern Progress. How to Acquire the Vast Knowledge. The Means Employed.
II. WHAT TOOLS AND APPARATUS ARE NEEDED Page 11
Preparing the Workshop. Uses of Our Workshop