Electricity in its relations to practical medicineAppleton, 1872 - 506 pages |
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... connected metals , convulsive contractions are produced , which , however , immediately disappear , when the connec- tion is broken , he concluded that there must be present in animals an electric fluid upon which all muscular action de ...
... connected metals , convulsive contractions are produced , which , however , immediately disappear , when the connec- tion is broken , he concluded that there must be present in animals an electric fluid upon which all muscular action de ...
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... connection . with the external rim of the jar , an unpleasant convulsive shock is produced . If the jar be lightly charged , the shock is felt in the fore - arm ; if more strongly , it is felt in the upper arm ; if still more strongly ...
... connection . with the external rim of the jar , an unpleasant convulsive shock is produced . If the jar be lightly charged , the shock is felt in the fore - arm ; if more strongly , it is felt in the upper arm ; if still more strongly ...
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... connected by a wire and immersed in a solution of sulphate of zinc , the oxide of zinc is decomposed in such a manner , that the oxygen goes to the zinc plate , forming new oxide of zinc , while metallic zinc collects on the copper ...
... connected by a wire and immersed in a solution of sulphate of zinc , the oxide of zinc is decomposed in such a manner , that the oxygen goes to the zinc plate , forming new oxide of zinc , while metallic zinc collects on the copper ...
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... connected , the circuit is said to be closed , and the wire connecting the poles is called the connecting arch . In the closed battery the opposing currents unite through the arch closing the series , and the current - in contrast with ...
... connected , the circuit is said to be closed , and the wire connecting the poles is called the connecting arch . In the closed battery the opposing currents unite through the arch closing the series , and the current - in contrast with ...
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... connection , when the positive pole of the first is connected with the negative pole of the second , and so on , forming what is called a compound battery . One more point remains to be explained - the density of the current , and its ...
... connection , when the positive pole of the first is connected with the negative pole of the second , and so on , forming what is called a compound battery . One more point remains to be explained - the density of the current , and its ...
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