The Project Gutenberg EBook of Faraday As A Discoverer, by John Tyndall

This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with
almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or
re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included
with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org

Title: Faraday As A Discoverer

Author: John Tyndall

Posting Date: August 20, 2008 [EBook #1225]
Release Date: March, 1998

Language: English

Character set encoding: ASCII

*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK FARADAY AS A DISCOVERER ***

Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer

FARADAY AS A DISCOVERER

by John Tyndall

Contents.

Preface.

Chapter 1.
Parentage: introduction to the royal institution:
earliest experiments: first royal society paper: marriage.

Chapter 2.
Early researches: magnetic rotations: liquefaction of gases:
heavy glass: Charles Anderson: contributions to physics.

Chapter 3.
Discovery of Magneto-electricity: Explanation of Argo's magnetism
of rotation: Terrestrial magneto-electric induction:
The extra current.

Chapter 4.
Points of Character.

Chapter 5.
Identity of electricities; first researches on electro-chemistry.

Chapter 6.
Laws of electro-chemical decomposition.

Chapter 7.
Origin of power in the voltaic pile.

Chapter 8.
Researches on frictional electricity: induction: conduction:
specific inductive capacity: theory of contiguous particles.

Chapter 9.
Rest needed--visit to Switzerland.

Chapter 10.
Magnetization of light.

Chapter 11.
Discovery of diamagnetism--researches on magne-crystallic action.

Chapter 12.
Magnetism of flame and gases--atmospheric magnetism.

Chapter 13.
Speculations: nature of matter: lines of force.

Chapter 14.
Unity and convertibility of natural forces: theory of the
electric current.

Chapter 15.
Summary.

Chapter 16.
Illustrations of Character.

Preface to the fifth edition.

Daily and weekly, from all parts of the world, I receive publications
bearing upon the practical applications of electricity. This great
movement, the ultimate outcome of which is not to be foreseen, had its
origin in the discoveries made by Michael Faraday, sixty-two years ago.
From these discoveries have sprung applications of the telephone order,
together with various forms of the electr