Language: German
Published by Frankfurt Sauerländer, 1857
First Edition
(22 x 14 cm). VI (2) 176 S. Mit 53 Abbildungen. Pappband der Zeit. Erste deutsche Ausgabe. - Rühmkorff (1803-1877) "is most widely known as the inventor of an induction coil capable of producing sparks a foot or more in length. Rühmkorff's coil was widely used as a convenient power source for the operation of Geissler and Crookes tubes as well as for various other high-voltage laboratory needs, and it had practical application in detonating explosives" (DSB). - Minimal gebräunt und vereinzelt gering stockfleckig, sonst wohlerhalten. - DSB 11, 603.