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The work presents a concise survey of electrical and galvanic phenomena, opening with a historical overview and moving through core definitions, experimental apparatus, and demonstrable laws. It distinguishes conductors and insulators, describes machines and instruments, and treats sparks, the action of pointed bodies, attraction and repulsion, Leyden jars, batteries, the electrophorus, and electrometers, connecting each topic to illustrative experiments. Historical notes accompany procedural descriptions, references point to further reading, and the text aims to teach foundational principles clearly while guiding readers who wish to pursue more extensive study.

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Title: An epitome of electricity & galvanism

Author: Jacob Green

Erskine Hazard

Release date: December 19, 2024 [eBook #74933]

Language: English

Original publication: United States: Jane Aitken, 1809

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AN
EPITOME
OF
ELECTRICITY & GALVANISM.

BY TWO GENTLEMEN OF PHILADELPHIA.
Causa latet; vis est notissima.——Ovid’s Met. B. IV. l. 287.
PHILADELPHIA:
PRINTED BY JANE AITKEN, No. 71,
NORTH THIRD STREET.
1809.