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Page 41
To charge the battery water must be poured over the carbon until it is well
saturated ; then spread over its surface bisulphate of mercury in quantity sufficient
to form a thin layer . Place upon this layer the cloth diaphragm well wetted , and
over ...
To charge the battery water must be poured over the carbon until it is well
saturated ; then spread over its surface bisulphate of mercury in quantity sufficient
to form a thin layer . Place upon this layer the cloth diaphragm well wetted , and
over ...
Page 45
In time , however , the platinum burnt by the electric spark does undergo
oxydation ; and the oxyde deposited on its surface checks the passage of the
current and weakens the power of the instrument , the play of the trembler being
either ...
In time , however , the platinum burnt by the electric spark does undergo
oxydation ; and the oxyde deposited on its surface checks the passage of the
current and weakens the power of the instrument , the play of the trembler being
either ...
Page 49
... due to the excellent proportions of length and diameter of its wires , and to
good manufacture , but also , and chiefly , to the powerful magnetization of its
band of soft iron rolled into a helix , which thus offers a considerable extent of
surface .
... due to the excellent proportions of length and diameter of its wires , and to
good manufacture , but also , and chiefly , to the powerful magnetization of its
band of soft iron rolled into a helix , which thus offers a considerable extent of
surface .
Page 62
The current produced neither sparks nor crackling , but very variable phenomena
of contractility or sensibility , according as it acted upon a muscle , a nerve , or an
osseous surface . * Duchenne distinguished between “ direct muscular ...
The current produced neither sparks nor crackling , but very variable phenomena
of contractility or sensibility , according as it acted upon a muscle , a nerve , or an
osseous surface . * Duchenne distinguished between “ direct muscular ...
Page 64
The whole surface of the body becomes charged with electricity , which escapes
from all points of the skin . If it is desired to localize somewhat this escape along
the course of certain nerve branches , or otherwise , but to avoid shock , a brush ...
The whole surface of the body becomes charged with electricity , which escapes
from all points of the skin . If it is desired to localize somewhat this escape along
the course of certain nerve branches , or otherwise , but to avoid shock , a brush ...
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| Title | A Handbook of Medical Electricity Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO): Science, Technology, and Medicine: 1780-1925 |
| Author | Herbert Tibbits |
| Publisher | Lindsay & Blakiston, 1873 |
| Length | 164 pages |
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