The History and Present State of Electricity: With Original Experiments

J. Dodsley, 1767 - 736 pages

The experiments of Dr Defaguliers page	64

The hiftory of electricity from the difcovery of the Leyden phial	81

The methods used by the French and English philofophers	100

Mifcellaneous difcoveries of Dr Watſon and others	111

Experiments on animal and other organized bodies	135

The hiftory of the medicated tubes and other communi	146

PERIOD IX	158

Dr Franklins difcoveries concerning the fimilarity	170

The theory of pofitive and negative electricity p	455

Of the theory of two electric fluids P	468

DESIDERATA IN THE SCIENCE OF ELECTRICITY	479

General obfervations on the prefent ftate of electricity	487

the power of charging elec	493

Branches of knowledge peculiarly useful to an elec	499

PART	528

PRACTICAL MAXIMS FOR THE USE OF YOUNG ELEC	535

Mifcellaneous difcoveries of Dr Franklin and	185

PERIOD X	193

Obfervations on the conducting power of various fub	204

Mr Cantons experiments and difcoveries relating	220

Mr Delavals experiments relating to the two elec	237

Mr Cantons experiments and diſcoveries relating	246

Mr Symmers experiments relating to the two elec	266

The history of the Leyden Phial continued p	287

Experiments and obfervations concerning electric	297

The electricity of the Tourmalin P	314

Difcoveries that have been made fince thoſe of	327

Obfervations on the general ftate of electricity in	362

The attempts that have been made to explain fome	373

d	387

Obfervations on the uſe of metallic conductors	398

Of medical electricity p	408

Mifcellaneous experiments and discoveries made within	423

THEORIES OF ELECTRICITY P	441

PART VII	546

Entertaining experiments performed by means of	561

Entertaining experiments made by a combination	569

Experiments on excitation particularly of tubes	581

Experiments which prove a current of air from	591

Experiments on mephitic air and charcoal p	598

Experiments on the conducting power of various	609

Experiments on the diffufion of electricity over	621

Experiments to verify feveral particulars of Signior	635

Various experiments relating to charging and diſ	642

Experiments on animals p	653

Experiments on the circular fpots made on pieces	659

Experiments on the effects of the electrical explosion	672

Experiments on the paffage of the electrical explo	685

Experiments on the Tourmalin p	697

Mifcellaneous Experiments P	714

An experiment intended to afcertain whether evaporation	720

Obfervations on the fmall wires that collect electricity from	727

Titre	The History and Present State of Electricity: With Original Experiments
Auteur	Joseph Priestley
Éditeur	J. Dodsley, 1767
Original provenant de	la bibliothèque de l'État de Bavière
Numérisé	18 nov. 2009
Longueur	736 pages

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