Project Gutenberg 2024-12-19 Public domain in the USA. 199 Green, Jacob 1790 1841 Hazard, Erskine 1789 1865 97201590 An epitome of electricity & galvanism An epitome of electricity and galvanism $aUnited States :$bJane Aitken, $c1809. Published anonymously as "by two gentlemen of Philadelphia." By Jacob Green and Erskine Hazard, according to E. F. Smith. Charlene Taylor, Richard Tonsing, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "An Epitome of Electricity & Galvanism" by Jacob Green and Erskine Hazard is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. The work serves as a comprehensive introduction to the principles and discoveries related to electricity and galvanism, including various experiments and historical contexts. The authors aim to provide concise yet informative content suitable for both scholars and broader audiences interested in learning about these fascinating topics. The opening of the publication begins with the authors establishing the context of their work, detailing its purpose and the importance of electricity throughout history. They emphasize the necessity of presenting a concise overview that balances comprehensiveness with accessibility, noting that while details may be omitted in some areas, adequate references to other works will guide readers seeking deeper understanding. As they dive into the content, they provide an overview of ancient and modern knowledge of electricity, highlighting significant figures and their contributions, such as Thales and William Gilbert, ultimately laying the groundwork for further exploration in the chapters that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/2555040R.nlm.nih.gov/page/n225/mode/2up 20210426191135twogentlem 1809 US Reading ease score: 53.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Electricity -- Early works to 1850 QC Text Category: History - Ancient Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Science - Physics 425809 2025-07-29T14:20:31.081957 text/html 395832 2024-12-19T00:14:03 text/html 537754 2025-07-29T14:20:39.417931 application/epub+zip 536859 2025-07-29T14:20:33.436992 application/epub+zip 273759 2025-07-29T14:20:32.119981 application/epub+zip 850774 2025-07-29T14:20:43.792896 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 813749 2025-07-29T14:20:38.192952 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 366744 2025-07-29T14:20:30.022007 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 346745 2024-12-19T00:14:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16689 2025-07-29T14:20:44.004896 application/rdf+xml 13537 2025-07-29T14:20:32.469970 image/jpeg 1863 2025-07-29T14:20:32.293955 image/jpeg 939175 2025-07-29T14:20:31.121984 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 en.wikipedia