The Advance in Electricity Since the Time of Franklin (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Advance in Electricity Since the Time of Franklin In a limited space I have sketched the state of Hank lin's mind in regard to the singular phenomenon of the existence of attracting or repelling charges of electricity and I have endeavored to show that the latest theory in electricity the electron theory closely resembles his theory of excess and deficit. While his philosophical views of the phenomena of electrical sparks are largely accepted, his experiments cannot be said to have led the way to practical employments of electricity. Their lack of in¿uence on a great future development was due to a want of perception of the relations of magnetism to electricity. Hanklin's advance in his favorite subject was completely barred by an ignorance of these rela tions. I have quoted his words to show how feeble he considered the manifestations of magnetism in compari son with those of electricity. A giant was lying concealed in his workshop. All our great advance in electricity since the time of Hanklin has been due to the increase of our knowledge of magnetism. After we have con sidered the wonderful phenomena of radium we may be led to ask: are not the manifestations of magnetism still more wonderful? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.