Electricity in its relations to practical medicineAppleton, 1872 - 506 pages |
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... consequence of these failures , the scientifically - educated physicians were slow to recognize galvanism as a therapeu- tical agent , and as a natural sequence , it fell into the hands . of charlatans , who hawked the pile of Volta in ...
... consequence of these failures , the scientifically - educated physicians were slow to recognize galvanism as a therapeu- tical agent , and as a natural sequence , it fell into the hands . of charlatans , who hawked the pile of Volta in ...
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... consequence of which a current is generated , that passes from the hydro- gen deposit to the oxygen deposit , that is , from the copper to the zinc , in the direction contrary to that of the primary current . On the contrary , if we ...
... consequence of which a current is generated , that passes from the hydro- gen deposit to the oxygen deposit , that is , from the copper to the zinc , in the direction contrary to that of the primary current . On the contrary , if we ...
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... consequence of the imperfect composition of the carbon , the causes of which have thus far not been explained . The current , though powerful at first , gradually loses in strength , and often cannot be restored to its original ...
... consequence of the imperfect composition of the carbon , the causes of which have thus far not been explained . The current , though powerful at first , gradually loses in strength , and often cannot be restored to its original ...
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... consequence of the bad conductivity of the epidermis in comparison with the other animal tissues . Lenz found that the separate fingers of young persons offered a greater resistance to the electric current than those of adults ; that ...
... consequence of the bad conductivity of the epidermis in comparison with the other animal tissues . Lenz found that the separate fingers of young persons offered a greater resistance to the electric current than those of adults ; that ...
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... consequence of the electric dissimilarity arising from the unequal muscular ten- sion of the arms , as well as of momentary difference of time in the touch of the hands . If , for example , we contract the muscles of the right arm , the ...
... consequence of the electric dissimilarity arising from the unequal muscular ten- sion of the arms , as well as of momentary difference of time in the touch of the hands . If , for example , we contract the muscles of the right arm , the ...
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