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Experiments With Alternate Currents Of High Potential and High Frequency
by Nikola Tesla
A lecture delivered before the Institution of Electrical Engineers, London, February 1892. Complete with illustrations.A short time ago I had the honor to bring before our American Institute of Electrical Engineers some results then arrived at by me in a novel line of work. I need not assure you that the many evidences which I have received that English scientific men and engineers were interested in this work have been for me a great reward and encouragement. I will not dwell upon the experiments...
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Dark Light
by Linda Simon
The modern world imagines that the invention of electricity was greeted with great enthusiasm. But in 1879, Americans reacted to the advent of electrification with suspicion and fear. Forty years after Thomas Edison invented the incandescent bulb, only 20 percent of American families had wired their homes. Meanwhile, electrotherapy emerged as a popular medical treatment for everything from depression to digestive problems. Why did Americans welcome electricity into their bodies even as they kept it from...
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Dark Light : Electricity and Anxiety from the Telegraph to the X-Ray
by Linda Simon
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2004. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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NZ$10.89
On the conversion of electric oscillations into continuous currents by means of a vacuum valve
by Fleming, John Ambrose
London, 1905. First edition. The Beginning of Electronics Fleming, John Ambrose (1849-1945). On the conversion of electric oscillations into continuous currents by means of a vacuum valve. In Proceedings of the Royal Society. 74 (1905): 476-487. Whole volume, 8vo. [66, variously paginated], 580pp. Plates, text illustrations. Later library buckram, very minor rubbing and wear. Book-label and stamps of the Liverpool Athenaeum. First Edition. Fleming's paper introducing the basic principle of the...
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Letter signed to Latimer Clark
by Laming, Richard
1877. Very Good. Laming, Richard. L.s. to Latimer Clark. Arundel, February 14, 1877. 1- pp. 179 x 110 mm. Provenance: Latimer Clark. Laming published several memoirs on electricity; see Wheeler Gift. His letter to Clark asks for Clark's help in getting his son, Walter Cecil Laming, a job in the telegraph industry. Origins of Cyberspace 172. .
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NZ$340.44
Autograph letter signed to Mr. Becker
by Everett, Joseph David
1872. Good +. Everett, Joseph David (1831-1904). A.L.s. to Mr. Becker. Belfast, December 7, 1872. 1- pp. 178 x 113 mm. Tear in left margin affecting 1 word, remains of mounting present. Provenance: Latimer Clark. Everett served as secretary of the British Association's committee on electrical standards between 1871 and 1873. His letter concerns a piece of scientific equipment he had ordered: "a stand for putting the resistance coils in connection with each other . . . with metallic projections to fit...
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Autograph letter signed to Charles Vincent Walker
by Page, Charles Grafton
1845. Very Good. Page, Charles Grafton (1812-68). A.L.s. to Charles Vincent Walker (1812-82). Washington, D.C., June 2, 1845. 1 page. 252 x 200 mm. Remains of mounting present. Provenance: Latimer Clark. Page performed experimental researches in electricity during the middle part of the nineteenth century, inventing a forerunner of the induction coil, the self-acting circuit breaker and a reciprocating electromagnetic engine. He served as one of the US Patent Office's two chief examiners between 1841...
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Observations sur la physique, sur l'histoire naturelle et sur les arts,...
by Rozier, François, 1734-1793, Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, and others
Paris: Chez Ruault, 1775. Original edition. Very Good. 2 volumes Quarto (28 cm); 464; 504 pages, 25 engraved plates (some folding), and folding table. Engraved headpieces. Many pages unopened. In stiff paste paper, paper labels on spine titled in manuscript and with volume numbers in ink. Old bookplate. References: (For Lavoisier) Duveen, 24-27. Volumes 3 and 4, comprising the year 1774, of the lively forum for the publication of advancements in physics, natural history, and in mechanical arts....
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An Account of several Experiments in Electricity: In a Letter to Mr. Benjamin Wilson, F.R.S.
by Edward Delaval, F.R.S
Several studies of the effect of temperature on the electrical properties of materials were performed by Edward Delaval and are described in this paper.
The item, first read before the Royal Society on December 17, 1761, is a First Edition, extracted and disbound from The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Vol. 52, For the Years 1761 & 1762, pages 353-356. This volume was published in 1763. The pages of the paper are tanned, but the text is clear and easily read. The item is in good... Read more about this item
The item, first read before the Royal Society on December 17, 1761, is a First Edition, extracted and disbound from The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Vol. 52, For the Years 1761 & 1762, pages 353-356. This volume was published in 1763. The pages of the paper are tanned, but the text is clear and easily read. The item is in good... Read more about this item
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An Account of a Treatise intitled “Lettres sur l’Electricite, by the Abbe Nollet
by William Watson
The treatise by Abbe Nollet, Lettres sur Electricite, contained 284 pages, exclusive of the preface and four tables, and exhibiting fourteen figures, and dealt with the hypothesis that the effects of electricity depend upon the simultaneous affluence and effluence of the electric matter. This paper is intended to summarize the work described in the treatise in order to support and further confirm the hypothesis of the author.The item, first read before the Royal Society on December 17, 1761, is a First...
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Observations sur la physique, sur l'histoire naturelle et sur les arts,...
by Rozier, François, 1734-1793, Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier; J.A. Mongez, Jr, and others
Paris: Au Bureau du Journal de Physique, 1787. Original edition. Very Good. Quarto (28 cm); 480 pages, 12 engraved plates. Engraved headpieces. Many pages unopened. In stiff paste paper, paper label on spine titled in manuscript and with volume number in ink. Old bookplate. Volumes 31, comprising the issues for August through December 1787, of the lively forum for the publication of advancements in physics, natural history, and in mechanical arts. The "Journal de Physique, as it was known,...
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TIBERII CAVALLOS FULLSTÄNDIGA AFHANDLING OM ELECTRICITETEN. Öfversättning Jemte Tillägg Och Anmärkningar af Carl Gust. Sjöstén, Carl Pet. Ohrling. 1-3
by CAVALLO, Tiberius
Lund: Prof. Joh. Lundblad, 1795-96. First Edition. Hardcover. Moderate to heavy foxing throughout, the folding plates generally clean. While the spine is in very nice shape, the boards are heavily rubbed with loss. Good. Three parts in one small octavo (4-1/4" x 7-1/8") volume in calf-backed boards with contrasting gilt-lettered morocco spine labels; [14], 207, [2]; [2], 387, [1]; [2], 139, [13] + 8 folding plates engraved by J. M. Weller. Swedish translation of the treatise on electricity by the...
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Autograph letter signed to Latimer Clark
by Jenkin, Henry Charles Fleeming
1866. Very Good. Jenkin, Henry Charles Fleeming (1833-85). A.L.s. to Latimer Clark. St. Adelphi, January[?] 23, 1866. 2pp. 204 x 127 mm. Holes punched in upper margin. Provenance: Latimer Clark. Jenkin, a British engineer, served as secretary of the British Association's Electric Standards Committee (formed in 1861), which was responsible for setting and naming the standard units of electrical quantity and resistance. Between 1858 and 1872 Jenkin worked in the design and manufacture of submarine...
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Our Changing World: Our Electric World: A Teaching Unit Book
by HAYNES, Muriel
New York: Thomas Nelson, 1940. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good hardcover. Later printing. Text clean. Illustrated. Reynolds is the editor. Spine ends bumped. Slight spine twist. Top corners on cover slightly bent.
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NZ$34.04
Experimental Researches in Electricity
by Faraday, Michael
Dover Pubns, 2004. Paperback. New. 336 pages. 8.75x5.50x1.00 inches.
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NZ$39.16
ETSA. The Story of Electricity in South Australia
by Linn, Rob
Adelaide: ETSA Corporation. 1996. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Diagrams. 262 pages. This book celebrates the story of ETSA, the people who made it and the State they served. . 1st Edition. Softcover.
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NZ$22.25
Experimental Researches in Electricity
by FARADAY, Michael
London: Richard Taylor, 1832. Read November 24, 1831, pp. 125-162. [With]: The Bakerian Lecture: Experimental Researches in Electricity, Second Series... Read January 12, 1832, pp. 163-194. [Within] The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London for the Year 1832: Part I. London: Richard Taylor, 1832. First edition of Faraday's first two papers, from a series of 29 published in Philosophical Transactions starting in 1832. A rare offprint. Comprises: First Series. 1. On the Induction of...
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THE ARTIST'S GUIDE AND MECHANIC'S OWN BOOK,; embracing the portion of chemistry applicable to the mechanic arts, with abstracts on elctricity, galvanism, magnetism, [neumatics, optics, astronomy, and mechanical philosophy and mechanical exercises in iron, steel, lead, zinc, copper, and tin soldering and a variety of useful receipts, extending to every prosion and occupation of life: particularly dyeing, silk, woolen, cotton, and leather
by PILKINGTON, James
Portland: Sanborn & Carter, 1847. 8vo, pp. viii, 490. Engraved frontispiece, Some water stain and little foxing, rebound in modern cloth, stamped in gilt. Good copy.
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NZ$253.63
Experimental Researches in Electricity: Volume 2
by Faraday, Michael
Adamant Media Corporation, 2002. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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NZ$30.35
Letters relating to Electrical Experiments & Observations by Edward Delaval - 1761
by Benjamin Wilson & Edward Delaval
This item consists of two related papers. The first was written by Benjamin Wilson and transmits the second letter to the Secretary of the Royal Society. The second letter was written by Edward Delaval to describe his experiments, and their results, to investigate the electrical resistance of certain materials. The full title of this two-letter item is A Letter from Mr. Benjamin Wilson, F.R.S. to the Rev. Tho. Birch, D.D. Secret. R.S. and a second letter A Letter from Edward Delaval, M.A. and Fellow of...
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Lighting of Factories and Offices; Part One, Lighting For Production in the Factory. Part Two, Lighting for Seeing in the Office. Part Three, Mazda Lamps
by Gaetjens, A. K. ; Warren, Dean W. Brown, W. C. Weitz, C. E. ; General Electric Company
Nela Park, Cleveland: General Electric Co., Nela Park Engineering Department, 1940. Hardcover. Ex-library of Engineering Society of Detroit, with the organization's large bookplate to front board verso. About very good(-) with general wear. Plese refer to photos.. Quarto in blue cloth boards; stapled binding; three parts in one volume (approx 150p total -- in three separate numerations) b/w llus., diagrams. Uncommon. Handsomely inscribed by Walter Sturrock of Genral Electric. Worthwhile charts, photos,...
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NZ$115.75
Description of an improved Apparatus for performing Electrical Experiments 1768
by C. L'Epinasse
In the Eighteenth century, experimenters dealing with electricity were prone to receiving painful, and perhaps fatal, shocks from their experimental devices. This paper, read before the Royal Society on March 12, 1767, dealt with a proposed solution to the electrical shock problem. A "Description of an improved Apparatus for performing Electrical Experiments, in which the Electrical Power is increased, the Operator intirely secured from receiving any accidental Shocks, and the whole rendered more...
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Compedium d'Électricité Médicale... Troisième édition, Revue, corrigée et augmentée d'un Aperçu des progrès faits en ëlectro-therapie jusqu'en 1868
by VAN HOLSBEEK, Henri (1829-1879)
Bruxelles,: Henri Manceaux,, 1868.. xiii, [i, blank], 680 pp. Small 8vo (12 x 18 cm.). Contemporary half dark green morocco, spine gilt lettered (partly slightly rubbed); marbled end-papers. With 15 text figures. ¶ Last and best edition of this comprehensive compendium on all aspects of the medical application of electricity up to that date. The first 165 pages comprising an important "Revue historique et Bibliographique de l'électricité médicale". --(A few pages...
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NZ$179.33
Experimental Researches in Electricity: Volume 1
by Faraday, Michael
Adamant Media Corporation, 2005. Book. Good. Soft cover. Good brown pictorial softcover. 2005. VOLUME 1 (only). Crease to front cover. NAME AND NUMBER written to text edge in large lettering, other wise page faces clean. Mild scuffing. Binding solid. 574 pp..
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Partly-Printed Document Signed
by OHM, Georg Simon (1789-1854)
Munich: University of Munich, 1851. unbound. very good. Exceedingly rare partly-printed document signed: 1 page, folio, Munich, August 17, 1851, an ornate Graduation Certificate for a student attending the University of Munich Polytechnic School, signed 'Prof. Dr. Ohm', as the Royal Ministerial Commissioner for Examinations. Fine, dark signature and in very good condition with some tiny tears along the right blank margin. Accompanied by a small black and white portrait of Ohm on a separate...
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![Experimental researches in electricity - twenty-eight series. On the Lines of Magnetic Force; their definitive character; and their distribution within a Magnet and through Space. [With:] Ibid. - twenty-ninth series. On the employment of the Induced Magneto-electric Current as a test and measure of Magnetic Forces](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/693/298/1053298693.0.b.jpg)
Experimental researches in electricity - twenty-eight series. On the Lines of Magnetic Force; their definitive character; and their distribution within a Magnet and through Space. [With:] Ibid. - twenty-ninth series. On the employment of the Induced Magneto-electric Current as a test and measure of Magnetic Forces
by FARADAY, MICHAEL
London: Taylor and Francis, 1852. First edition. Original Wrappers. Very Good. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS of two papers containing Faraday's detailed investigations of the nature of the 'lines of force'; an extension of work he had begun in his first paper (1821) on electromagnetism. These investigations laid the foundations of field theory. "Faraday's work on electromagnetic rotations led him to take a view of electromagnetism different from that of most of his...
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![Wonderful experiments! . . . Electricity . . . [Broadside]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/024/492/299492024.0.b.1.jpg)
Wonderful experiments! . . . Electricity . . . [Broadside]
by Electricity
1850. Rare 19th Century American Electricity Broadside [Electricity] Wonderful experiments! At the [Liberty Hall (Groton)] this evening, [Feb. 19] inst. Dr. Fisk begs to inform the ladies and gentlemen of this place, that he will give one night of pleasing and instructive amusement . . . Broadside. Woodcut illustrations. N.p.: Samuel B. Hall, n.d. [ca. 1850]. 627 x 225 mm. Small portion of one corner torn (not affecting text), some creasing, minor stains, but very good. Rare nineteenth-century American...
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