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A textbook in electricity and magnetism

Print Book, English, 1941
J. Wiley & Sons, Inc. ; Chapman & Hall, Ltd., New York, London, 1941
vii, 356 pages : illustrations, diagrams ; 24 cm
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Introduction
Gravitation
Gravitational potential
Energy relations
Introduction to electricity
Development of the concept of charge
Electrostatics
Electric potential
Electromotive force
Potential relations
Electrical current
Ohm's law and Joule's law
Kirchhoff's laws
Electrolytes
Magnetostatics
Magnetic effects of a current
Forces resulting from magnetic fields
Cathode and canal rays
Induced electromotive force
Electronics
New concept of the atom
Capacitive and self-inductive circuits
Mutual induction
The alternating-current circuit
Alternating-current power and power factor
Divided circuits
Application of complex numbers
Electromagnetic waves
Appendix: I. Conversion table of principal electric and magnetic units
II. Physical constants
Includes index