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EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCHES IN ELECTRICITY

CONTENTS.

Par.
Series I. §. 1. Induction of electric currents 6
§. 2. Evolution of electricity from magnetism 27
§. 3. New electrical state or condition of matter 60
§. 4. Explication of Arago's magnetic phenomena 81
Series II. §. 5. Terrestrial magneto-electric induction 140
§. 6. Force and direction of magneto-electric
induction generally 193
Series III. §. 7. Identity of electricities from different
sources 265
---- ---- i Voltaic electricity 268
---- ---- ii Ordinary electricity 284
---- ---- iii Magneto-electricity 343
---- ---- iv Thermo-electricity 349
---- ---- v Animal electricity 351
§. 8. Relation by measure of common and voltaic
electricity 361
---- Note respecting Ampère's inductive results
after 379
Series IV. §. 9. New law of electric conduction 380
§. 10. On conducting power generally 418
Series V. §. 11. Electro-chemical decomposition 450
---- ¶ 1. New conditions of electro-chemical
decomposition 453
---- ¶ 2. Influence of water in such decomposition 472
---- ¶ 3. Theory of electro-chemical decomposition 477
Series VI. §. 12. Power of platina, &c. to induce combination 564
Series VII. §. 11.* Electro-chemical decomposition continued
(nomenclature) 661
---- ¶ 4. Some general conditions of
Electro-chemical decomposition 669
---- ¶ 5. Volta-electrometer 704
---- ¶ 6. Primary and secondary results 742
---- ¶ 7. Definite nature and extent of
electro-chemical forces 783
---- ---- Electro-chemical equivalents 822
§. 13. Absolute quantity of Electricity in the
molecules of matter 852
Series VIII. §. 14. Electricity of the voltaic pile 875
---- ¶ 1. Simple voltaic circles 875
---- ¶ 2. Electrolytic intensity 966
---- ¶ 3. Associated voltaic circles; or battery 989
---- ¶ 4. Resistance of an electrolyte to
decomposition 1007
---- ¶ 5. General remarks on the active battery 1034
Series IX. §. 15. Induction of a current on itself 1048
---- Inductive action of currents generally 1101
Series X. §. 16. Improved voltaic battery 1119
§. 17. Practical results with the voltaic battery 1136
Series XI. §. 18. On static induction 1161
---- ¶ 1. Induction an action of contiguous
particles 1161
---- ¶ 2. Absolute charge of matter 1169
---- ¶ 3. Electrometer and inductive apparatus 1179
---- ¶ 4. Induction in curved lines 1215
---- ---- Conduction by glass, lac, sulphur, &c. 1283
---- ¶ 5. Specific inductive capacity 1252
---- ¶ 6. General results as to the nature of
induction 1295
---- ---- Differential inductometer 1307
Series XII. ---- ¶ 7. Conduction or conductive discharge 1320

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EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCHES IN ELECTRICITY