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A collected sequence of experimental papers presents systematic studies of electrical phenomena, beginning with induction and magneto-electric effects and comparing electricities from different sources. The work establishes empirical laws of conduction and electro-chemical decomposition, analyzes the behavior and design of voltaic arrangements, and explores static induction, charge distribution, and various discharge forms such as sparks, glow, and dark discharges. Instrumentation, measurement techniques, and specific experimental setups are described in detail while results are interpreted to clarify the nature of electric currents, forces, and their relation to magnetism. The presentation emphasizes careful observation, reproducible methods, and gradual refinement of theory across interconnected investigations.
§14. On the Electricity of the Voltaic Pile; its source, quantity, intensity, and general characters. ¶ i. On simple Voltaic Circles. ¶ ii. On the intensity necessary for Electrolyzation. ¶ iii. On associated Voltaic Circles, or the Voltaic Battery. ¶ iv. On the resistance of an Electrolyte to Electrolytic action. ¶ v. General remarks on the active Voltaic Battery.
Received April 7,—Read June 5, 1831.