Volume 2

Catalogue of the Wheeler gift of books : pamphlets and periodicals in the library of the American institute of electrical engineers / edited by William D. Weaver ... ; with introduction, descriptive ad critical notes by Brother Potamian.

  • American Institute of Electrical Engineers. Library.
Date:
1909
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    2610. Poisson, (Simeon Denis). (1781-1840.) Memoire sur la theorie du magnetisme en mouvement. (Mem. Acad. Sc. Paris, V0I.6, pp. 441-570.) 4to. Paris, 1826 Mathematical study of magnetism due to rotation. —See also 718, 2748. 2611. Roget, P(eter) M(ark). (1779-1869.) Galvanism. (Encyclo- paedia Metropolitana, pp. 173-224.) i plate. 4to. London, 1826 Extensive discussion of the various theories of galvanism; some powerful voltaic batteries. —See also 871. 2612. Savary, (Savart) F(elix). (1797-1841.) Memoire sur I’aiman- tation. (Ann. Chim. et Phys., Vol. 31, pp. 5-57.) 8vo. Paris, 1826 Strength of magnets, nature of magnetism. —See also 804. 2613. Somerville, (Mrs.) M(ary) Fairfax. (1780-1872.) On the mag- netizing power of the more refrangible solar rays. (Philos. Trans. Roy. Soc., 1826, part II, pp. 132-139.) 4to. London, 1826 Supposed magnetic effect of the violet rays of sunlight. —See also 890. 2614. Electricity. (Encyclopaedia Metropolitana, 2nd edition, pp. 41- 172.) S plates. 4to. London, 1826 2615. Electro-magnetism. (Quarterly Review, Vol. 35, pp. 237-269.) 8vo. London, 1826 General exposition of facts; Ampere’s experiments and theory. 2616. On the noises that sometimes accompany the aurora borealis. (Edinburgh New Philos. Journ., Vol. i, pp. 156-159.) 8vo. Edinburgh, 1826 Musschenbroek, Nairne and Cavallo are quoted as having heard peculiar noises during auroral displays. 2617. Barlow, Peter. (1776-1862.) Account of the observations and experiments made on the diurnal variation and intensity of the magnetic needle by Captain Parry, Lieutenant Foster, and Lieutenant Ross, in Captain Parry’s Third Voyage, with re- marks and illustrations. (Edinburgh New Philos. Journ., Vol. 2, pp. 347-365.) I plate. 8vo. Edinburgh, 1827 These interesting observations were made from December 1824 to May 1825. 2618. On the secondary deflections produced in a magnetized needle by an iron shell, in consequence of an unequal distribu- tion of magnetism in its two branches. (Philos. Trans. Roy. Soc., 1827, pp. 276-285.) 4to. London, 1827 Experiments made with a 13-inch mortar-shell which could be raised or lowered and a compass-needle which could be carried about it in a circle. —See also 2555. 2619. Christie, S(amuel) H(unter). (1784-1865.) On the mutual ac- tion of the particles of magnetic bodies, and on the law of