Project Gutenberg 2023-11-07 Public domain in the USA. 265 McCormick, W. H. (William Henry) 1884 1952 McCormick, William Henry 16009408 Electricity $aNew York :$bFrederick A. Stokes company, $c1915. Aaron Adrignola and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Electricity" by W. H. McCormick is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book serves as a comprehensive exploration of the science of electricity, tracing its historical development from ancient times to modern applications. It covers essential concepts related to static and dynamic electricity, electromagnetic phenomena, and various devices that utilize electricity, making it a valuable resource for anyone interested in the field. The opening of the book delves into the historical context of electricity, starting with early understandings revolving around natural phenomena like thunderstorms. It discusses ancient myths related to lightning and progresses to the foundational experiments of Greek philosophers, particularly the discovery of static electricity through amber. The narrative emphasizes significant figures, such as Dr. Gilbert, who laid the groundwork for the scientific study of electricity, and sets the stage for upcoming chapters that will cover various electrical phenomena, machines, and applications in depth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/electricity00mcco/ 20230720061233mccormick 1915 us Reading ease score: 55.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Electricity TK Text Category: History - Other Category: Science - Physics 602608 2025-07-28T12:47:16.205228 text/html 569141 2023-11-07T13:43:11 text/html 12548980 2025-07-28T12:47:38.894116 application/epub+zip 12545618 2025-07-28T12:47:23.434238 application/epub+zip 509955 2025-07-28T12:47:17.639252 application/epub+zip 19573770 2025-07-28T12:47:47.431174 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 19517647 2025-07-28T12:47:32.968193 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 522648 2025-07-28T12:47:14.722258 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 502811 2023-11-07T13:43:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15393 2025-07-28T12:47:47.600140 application/rdf+xml 18548 2025-07-28T12:47:17.873238 image/jpeg 3083 2025-07-28T12:47:17.755216 image/jpeg 14201638 2025-07-28T12:47:16.573292 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog