Physical and natural therapeuticsLea Brothers, 1895 - 426 pages |
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Page 218
... circuit is placed a fine platinum wire . When a current is passed through the circuit thus formed the platinum wire becomes heated and presently you will see that it becomes incandescent . The electric current has met with an obstacle ...
... circuit is placed a fine platinum wire . When a current is passed through the circuit thus formed the platinum wire becomes heated and presently you will see that it becomes incandescent . The electric current has met with an obstacle ...
Page 220
... circuit is arrested by a comparatively slight resistance . But , on the other hand , chemical action develops a great quantity of elec- tricity , which may become the origin of other chemical actions . The dominant property here is ...
... circuit is arrested by a comparatively slight resistance . But , on the other hand , chemical action develops a great quantity of elec- tricity , which may become the origin of other chemical actions . The dominant property here is ...
Page 222
... circuit traversed by the battery current by separating the two ends of the wires by even the slightest dis- tance , the flow of electricity is stopped at once ; and , per contra , it is possible to draw sparks several centimetres in ...
... circuit traversed by the battery current by separating the two ends of the wires by even the slightest dis- tance , the flow of electricity is stopped at once ; and , per contra , it is possible to draw sparks several centimetres in ...
Page 223
... circuit . When the latter is con- tinuous with itself , or when the current is not made to pass through any form of apparatus adapted for doing work , there are no resist- ances , except those of the passive kind , which include the ...
... circuit . When the latter is con- tinuous with itself , or when the current is not made to pass through any form of apparatus adapted for doing work , there are no resist- ances , except those of the passive kind , which include the ...
Page 235
... circuit and external circuit . In the course of the latter any apparatus upon which the current is to act — the tongue , iodized paper , etc. — is interposed . When the continuity of the conductor is interrupted or broken the circuit is ...
... circuit and external circuit . In the course of the latter any apparatus upon which the current is to act — the tongue , iodized paper , etc. — is interposed . When the continuity of the conductor is interrupted or broken the circuit is ...
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