Buch, Englisch, 476 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 666 g
Buch, Englisch, 476 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 666 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Technology
ISBN: 978-1-108-02921-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Silvanus P. Thompson (1851-1916) was an engineer and physicist who researched aspects of electricity, magnets and optics. He spent his career teaching, first as a professor in Bristol and later in London, at the City and Guilds Finsbury Technical College, and he was a frequent public speaker on scientific matters. Over the course of his career he became especially interested in technical education, and produced many books that explained complicated scientific concepts with clarity, including his most famous work Calculus Made Easy. In this work, published in 1891, Thompson explains the importance and function of the electromagnet. Starting with the history and development of electromagnets, the work looks at the principle of the magnetic current, and gives detailed descriptions - including numerous technical illustrations - of electromagnetic motors and machine tools, providing an engaging guide to the latest forms of scientific knowledge at the end of the nineteenth century.
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Fachgebiete
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Physik Allgemein Geschichte der Physik
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Elektromagnetismus Elektrizität, Elektrodynamik
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
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Preface
1. Historical introduction
2. Generalities concerning electromagnets and electromagnetism. Typical forms of electromagnets. Materials of construction
3. Properties of iron
4. Principle of the magnetic circuit. The law of traction
Design of electromagnets for maximum traction
5. Extension of the law of the magnetic circuit to cases of attraction of an armature at a distance. Calculation of magnetic leakage
6. Rules for winding copper wire coils
7. Special designs. Rapid-acting electromagnets. Relays and chronographs
8. Coil-and-plunger
9. Electromagnetic mechanism
10. Electromagnetic vibrators and pendulums
11. Alternate-current electromagnets
12. Electromagnetic motors
13. Electromagnet machine tools
14. Modes of preventing sparking
15. The electromagnet in surgery
16. Permanent magnets
Appendix
Index.
