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20 MAGNETISM AND ELECTRICITY. 96 Volta’s condensing electroscope. W Leichtenberg's figures, distribution of two kinds of electricity. 168 Leichtenberg’s figures, distribution of pos- itive electricity. 103 Leichtenberg’s figures, distribution of neg- ative electricity. 103 Duration of spark. Wheatstono’s revolving mirror. 103 Duration of spark, theory of revolving mirror 104 Diagram of Feddersen’s experiment to measure duration of spark. 186 Diagram of Wlieatstone’a spark-board. 305 Lucas & Cazin’s electric clironoscope. Ganot, 627. 107 Reiss’ spark micrometer. 108 Reiss’ electric spark air-thermometer. 109 Bornhardt’s electric machine for exploding mines. 110 Von Ebner’s electric machine fur exploding mines. 111 Abel's electric fuse. Ganot, 624-625. 112 Colonel Schaw’s apparatus for blasting. 118 Thompson’s needle quadrant electrometer. Ganot, 613. 134 A storm on the Pyramids. 116 Different kinds of lightning. 116 The Fire of St. Elmo. 117 Electric Aureoia. 118 Photographic reproduction of eloctric spark 119 Globular Lightning eo&t and skotchoa bv M. Colon. 130 Globular Lightning 121 Formation of marine Waterspouts. 122 Sailors firing at a Waterspout. 123 Tank struck byLightning at Montmartre, ’66 184 Tree scarified by Lightning in the forest of Saint Germain. 126 M. Lancon struck by Lightning. 126 Electrified Tree. 127 Prevention of Hail-storms. j 128 Lightning above a Volcano. 5 129 Fish killed by Lightning. 330 Bell-ringer struck by Lightning. 181 Lightning attracted by Metallic lodos. 182 Umbrella and Lightning conductor. Comic 188 Bell-glass Preserver. Comic. / 184 Coast-guard blinded by Lightning. 135 Effect of a distant Thunderbolt. 186 Explosion of Gas. 187 Miners struck by Lightning. 138 Lightning passing down a staircase. 189 Franklin's Kite experiment. 140 Oak struck by Lightning at Wimbledon Park 141 Vertical rod of Lightning conductor and gilded copper point. 142 Fixing Lightning conductors, vertical and oblique rods. 148 Limits of protection of a system of Lightning conductors on a building. 144 Lightning conductor with multiple points. 146 Sausaure’s atmospheric electrometer. Ganot, 811. 146 Anrora Borealis in the Arctic regions. 847 Aurora Borealis seen in the Atlantic ocean, August 9th, 1S49. 148 Radiating and Curtain Aurora. 149 Galvani’s frog’s leg experiment. 160 Galvani’s experiment on induction. 251 Galvani’s researches with contact of metals. 162 Galvani’s experiments on animal electricity. 163 Repetition of Galvani’s experiment with a frog’s legs. 154 Voltaic element. Ganot, 680. *66 Voltaio pile. 166 Zamboni’s pile. Electric perpetual motion. 167 Pile electrometer. 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 1G8 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 Electricity developed by chemical action. Crown of cups. Cruickahank's trough. Wollaston’s cell Wollaston’s battery. Hare's deflagrator. Daniell’s cell Grove’s cell. Bunsen’s cell. Bunsen’s batteiy of five element*. Rectangular zinc and carbon battery. Collan’s battery. Ganot, 638. Batteries of Marid Davy, Callaud and MinoMr Ganot, 639, 640, 641. ^ Leclanche’s element. Ganot, 642. Stolirer’s chamber battery. Decomposition of water by voltaic battery. Explosion of torpedoes by electricity. Gen. Chazal’s system of defence. Bichromate of potash battery for blasting mines. Statham’s fuse for exploding, and chambers in mines. 177 Tunnels and preparatory works for blowing up Hell Gate rock, New York. 178 Blowing up of Hell Gate rock, and diagrams of apparatus. 179 Formation of metallic magnesium in c tobacco pipe. 180 Decomposition of salts. 1S1 Decomposition of potash. 182 Davy’s experiment, transmissions effected by current, and Grothus’s hypothesis. Ganot, 669, 670. 183 Grove’s gas battery. 184 Faraday's experiment In electrolysis. Ganot, 671. 185 Mechanical action of a current, Ganot, CCA 186 Llppmann’s capillary electrometer. Ganot, 665. 187 Simple apparatus for eloctro-plating. 188 Compound apparatus for electro-typing. 189 Eicctro-tvping objects in the round. The mould and finished object. 190 Compound apparatus for gold and silver electro-plating. 191 Roseleur’s balance for gold and silver electro-plating. 192 Oersted’s experiment. 193 Ampbro’s law. 194 Deviation to the left of the vertical current 195 8chweigger’s multiplier. Diagram. 196 Schweigger’s multiplier and astatic needles Diagram. Ganot, 644, 645. 197 System of two astatic needles. Diagram. 198 Is’obili’8 astatic galvanometer. 199 Astatic galvanometer. 200 Du Bois’ astatic galvanometer. 201 Thomson’s marine galvanometer. Ganot, 647. 202 Meissner’s and Meyerstein’s miiror galvan- ometer. 203 Weber’s tangent galvanometer. 204 Sine galvanometer. 205 Siemen’s and Halske’s sine galvanometer. 296 Ohm’s law, various ways of connects* batteries. 207 Wheatstone's Rheostat. 208 PoggendorfFs Rhcocord. » 209 Resistance Pile. 210 Resistance measured by PoggenderfFe com- pensation method. 211 Diagram of Wheatstone’s bridge. 212 Derived current oraivided circuit. Diagram. 213 . Resistance of liquids. Wheatstone’s apparatus 214 Resistance of liquids. Becquerel’s apparatus. 216 RosiBfance of liquids. Hereford's and an improved trough.