Project Gutenberg 2014-06-13 Public domain in the USA. 276 Meadowcroft, Wm. H. (William Henry) 1853 Meadowcroft, W. H. (William Henry) Meadowcroft, William Henry 15011667 A-B-C of Electricity ABC of Electricity Produced by Giovanni Fini and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A-B-C of Electricity" by William H. Meadowcroft is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This book serves as an introductory guide to the principles of electricity, aimed primarily at young people and adults seeking to grasp the basics of electrical concepts and inventions that have significant commercial relevance. It covers a range of topics, including electromagnetism, electric light, and telecommunication, providing readers with foundational knowledge to encourage further study in the field. The opening of the text sets the stage for understanding electricity's impact on modern conveniences and technology. It begins by emphasizing the importance of learning about electricity, citing practical devices such as the telegraph, telephone, and electric light. Meadowcroft discusses basic electricity concepts using simple analogies, such as comparing electrical pressure to water pressure, and introducing crucial terms like volt, ampere, and ohm. His aim is to demystify technical jargon and make the subject accessible, thereby igniting curiosity about the workings of electrical systems and the innovations that have arisen from this essential scientific discipline. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45955/45955-h/images/cover.jpg en Electricity QC Text Browsing: Engineering & Construction Browsing: Science - General 184251 2024-09-19T09:04:58.195258 2023-09-20T05:26:40.712985 text/html text/html 183304 2014-06-17T05:38:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 726081 2014-06-17T05:39:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 802177 2024-09-19T09:05:02.473240 application/epub+zip 802132 2024-09-19T09:04:59.150278 application/epub+zip 112639 2024-09-19T09:04:58.674261 application/epub+zip 868111 2024-09-19T09:05:05.270458 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 838297 2024-09-19T09:05:01.997232 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 154650 2022-09-20T21:41:19.252539 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 152001 151811 2024-09-19T09:04:57.432764 2023-09-20T05:26:40.239008 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 151704 2014-06-17T05:38:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 50118 2014-06-17T05:39:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 151696 2014-06-17T05:38:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 50097 2014-06-17T05:39:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19947 2024-09-19T09:05:05.800210 application/rdf+xml 15273 2024-09-19T09:04:58.758247 image/jpeg 2133 2024-09-19T09:04:58.716258 image/jpeg 747093 2024-09-19T09:04:58.298250 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog