A Course of Eight Lectures: on Electricity, Galvanism, Magnetism, and Electro-Magnetism

Henry Minchin Noad

ISBN 10: 0371906024 / ISBN 13: 9780371906026

Published by HardPress, 2021

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Course of Eight Lectures: on Electricity, Galvanism, Magnetism, and Electro-Magnetism
• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371906024
• ISBN 13: 9780371906026
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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A Course Of Eight Lectures: On Electricity, Galvanism, Magnetism, And Electro-Magnetism by Henry Minchin Noad. This early 19th-century volume presents a popular survey of electricity and its allied forces, tracing the history and development of the subject through the major experiments and devices of the era. Structured as a set of eight lectures, the work covers common electricity, voltaic electricity, magnetism, thermo-electricity, animal electricity, and electro-magnetism, intertwining historical milestones with practical demonstrations. It explains fundamental principles such as electrical induction, the Leyden phial, and electrical machines, and introduces pivotal figures like Gray, Du Fay, Franklin, Coulomb, and Faraday. The book also explores galvanism and magnetism, including magnetic induction, terrestrial magnetism, and the birth of electro-magnetism through Oersted’s discovery and Faraday’s subsequent researches. Rich in experimental descriptions and apparatus, the volume acted as a pedagogical bridge between classic natural philosophy and the growing science of electricity, intended for general readers and students of science.