practical electricity galvanism containing series von cuthbertson john (2 Ergebnisse)

(21 x 12,5 cm). XX, 271S., 2 Bll. Verlagskatalog. Mit 9 gefalteten Kupfertafeln. Moderner Halblederband im Stil der Zeit. Erste Ausgabe. - "Series of experiments in static electricity; magnetism developed by Leyden jar discharges" (W-G). "Cuthbertson gives the conclusions he reached from his numerous experiments with wire. Cuthbertson made the very extraordinary discovery that a battery of fifteen jars and containing 17 square feet of coated glass, which. could only be made to ignite from 18 to 20 inches of iron wire of 1/150 part of an inch in diamter, took a charge which ignited 60 inches when he breathed into each jar through a glass tube" (Mottelay). - Vereinzelt gering gebräunt bzw. mit schwachem Fleckenrand in der linken unteren Ecke. Zwei Tafeln mit Knickspuren, sonst gut erhalten. - Ekelöf 633; Wheeler-Gift 681; Mottelay 230.

LeatherBound. Zustand: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1821 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 344 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 344 Cuthbertson, John. n 86866095.