Magnetism and Electricity

Excerpt from Magnetism and ElectricityTm: vital importance of difi'using some knowledge of the leading principles of Science among all classes of society, is becoming daily more widely and deeply felt; and to meet and promote this important movement, W. 8! R. Chambers have resolved on issu ing the present Series of elementary science manuals. The Editors believe that they enjoy special facilities for the successful execution of such an undertaking, owing to their long experience now extending over a period of forty years - ih the work of popular education, as well as to their having the cooperation of writers specially qualified to treat the several subjects. In particular. They are happy in having the editorial assistance of andrew ala'raa. LL.D to whose labours they were so much indebted in the work of editing and preparing C/zaméerr': Erratum.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.