Electricity in its relations to practical medicineAppleton, 1872 - 506 pages |
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... wire loop as a cau- terizing apparatus for surgical purposes . After Nicholson and Carlisle , through the voltaic pile , had decomposed water and Davy the alkalies , here and there was to be found a physician who made use of the ...
... wire loop as a cau- terizing apparatus for surgical purposes . After Nicholson and Carlisle , through the voltaic pile , had decomposed water and Davy the alkalies , here and there was to be found a physician who made use of the ...
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... 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 plate . When the ...
... 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 plate . When the ...
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... 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 the current produced by friction - electricity , which ...
... 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 the current produced by friction - electricity , which ...
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... wire , parallel with and over or under a magnetic needle , the needle will deviate in proportion to the number of the elements . The direction of the deviation is variable , depending upon the current being conducted over or under the ...
... wire , parallel with and over or under a magnetic needle , the needle will deviate in proportion to the number of the elements . The direction of the deviation is variable , depending upon the current being conducted over or under the ...
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... wire , of equal size in its entire length , bent into a circle , and further imagine any point to be the seat of the electro - motor power , then , in any given time , the same quan- tity of electricity will pass this point . The ...
... wire , of equal size in its entire length , bent into a circle , and further imagine any point to be the seat of the electro - motor power , then , in any given time , the same quan- tity of electricity will pass this point . The ...
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