The Study of Elementary Electricity and Magnetism by Experiment: Containing Two Hundred Experiments Performed with Simple, Home-made ApparatusSt. John, Thomas M. (Thomas Matthew)
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The Study of Elementary Electricity and Magnetism by Experiment: Containing Two Hundred Experiments Performed with Simple, Home-made Apparatus
Electromagnets.--Cores of Electromagnets.--Exps. 158-163,
To study straight electromagnets; Lifting power; Residual
magnetism of core; Magnetic tick; Magnetic figures; Magnetic
field.--Horseshoe Electromagnets.--Use of Yoke.--Experimental
Magnets.--Method of Joining Coils.--Exps. 164-173, To study
horseshoe electromagnets; To test the poles; To study the
inductive action of one core upon the other; Magnetic figures;
Permanent Magnetic Figures; Lifting power; Residual magnetism
when magnetic circuit is closed.--Closed Magnetic Circuits.
CHAPTER XXIV. THERMOELECTRICITY 175
Exp. 174, To find whether electricity can be produced by
heat.--Home-made Thermopile.--Thermoelectricity.--Peltier
Effect.--Thermopiles.
CHAPTER XXV. INDUCED CURRENTS 178
Electromagnetic Induction.--Exp. 175, To find whether a current
can be generated with a bar magnet and a hollow coil of
wire.--Discussion.--Induced Currents and Work.--Exp. 176, To
find whether a current can be generated with a bar magnet and
a coil of wire having an iron core.--Exp. 177, To find whether
a current can be generated with a horseshoe magnet and a coil
of wire having an iron core.--Induced Currents and Lines of
Force.--Exp. 178, To find whether a current can be generated
with an electromagnet and a hollow coil of wire.--Exp. 179, To
find whether a current can be generated with an electromagnet
and a coil of wire having an iron core.--Discussion of Exps.
178-179.--Exp. 180, To study the effect of starting or stopping
a current near a coil of wire or other closed circuit.--Exp.
181, To study the effect of starting or stopping a current
in a coil placed inside of another coil.--Discussion of
Exps. 180-181.--Direction of Induced Current.--Laws of
Induction.--Primary and Secondary Currents.--Exp. 182, To see
what is meant by alternating currents.--Direct and Alternating
Currents.--Self-induction; Extra Currents.
CHAPTER XXVI. THE PRODUCTION OF MOTION BY CURRENTS 187
Currents and Motion.--Exp. 183, Motion produced with a hollow
coil and a piece of iron.--Exp. 184, Motion with hollow coil
and bar magnet.--Exp. 185, Motion with electromagnet and
piece of iron.--Exp. 186, Motion with electromagnet and bar
magnet.--Exp. 187, Motion with electromagnet and horseshoe
magnet.--Exp. 188, Motion with two electromagnets.--Discussion
of Exps. 183-188.--Exp. 189, Rotary motion with a hollow coil
of wire and a permanent magnet.--Exp. 190, Rotary motion with
an electromagnet and a permanent magnet.--Discussion of Exps.
189-190.
CHAPTER XXVII. APPLICATIONS OF ELECTRICITY 192
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