Table of Contents
Preface. 1
First Series. 4
§ 1 Induction of Electric Currents. 5
§ 2 Evolution of Electricity from Magnetism. 9
§ 3 New Electrical State or Condition of Matter.6 15
§ 4 Explication of Arago's Magnetic Phenomena. 22
Second Series. 36
The Bakerian Lecture. 36
§ 5 Terrestrial Magneto-electric Induction. 36
§ 6 General remarks and illustrations of the Force and Direction of Magneto-electric Induction. 48
Third Series. 63
§ 7 Identity of Electricities derived from different sources. 63
§ 8 Relation by Measure of common and voltaic Electricity.65 83
Fourth Series. 90
§ 9 On a new Law of Electric Conduction.71 90
§ 10 On Conducting Power generally.75 97
Fifth Series. 104
§ 11 On Electro-chemical Decomposition.82 104
Sixth Series. 134
Seventh Series. 157
Preliminary. 157
§ 13 On the absolute quantity of Electricity associated with the particles or atoms of Matter. 201
Eighth Series. 209
§ 14 On the Electricity of the Voltaic Pile; its source, quantity, intensity, and general characters. 209
Ninth Series. 258
§ 15 On the influence by induction of an Electric Current on itself:-and on the inductive action of Electric Currents generally. 258
Tenth Series. 276
§ 16 On an improved form of the Voltaic Battery. 276
§ 17 Some practical results respecting the construction and use of the Voltaic Battery (1034. &c.). 282
Eleventh Series. 289
i Induction an action of contiguous particles. 289
ii On the absolute charge of matter. 292
iii Electrometer and inductive apparatus employed. 295
iv Induction in curved lines. 305
v On specific induction, or specific inductive capacity. 315
vi General results as to induction. 330
Supplementary Note to Experimental Researches in Electricity.-Eleventh Series. 333
Twelfth Series. 336
vii Conduction, or conductive discharge. 337
viii Electrolytic discharge. 344
ix Disruptive discharge and insulation. 348
The electric spark or flash. 360
The electrical brush. 365
Difference of discharge at the positive and negative conducting surfaces. 376
Thirteenth Series. 380
ix Disruptive discharge (continued). 380
Glow discharge. 391
Dark discharged. 394
x Convection, or carrying discharge. 399
xi Relation of a vacuum to electrical phenomena. 412
§ 19 Nature of the electric current. 414
Fourteenth Series. 427
§ 20 Nature of the electric force or forces. 427
§ 21 Relation of the electric and magnetic forces. 437
§ 22 Note on electrical excitation. 443
Notes 447
