An essay on electricity explaining the principles of that useful science, and describing the instruments, contrived either to illustrate the theory, or render the practice entertaining : illustrated with six plates : to which is added, a letter to the author, from Mr. John Birch, surgeon, on the subject of medical electricity / by George Adams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adams, George, 1750-1795.

Contributor:

Jones, William, 1763-1831.

Series:

Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Science, Technology, and Medicine, Part I.

Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Science, Technology, and Medicine, Part I

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Galvani, Luigi, 1737-1798.

Galvani, Luigi.

Electricity--Early works to 1850.

Electricity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 593, 14, 2, [1] p., [4] leaves of plates (fold.)) : ill. (fold.).

Edition:

5th ed., with corrections and additions / by William Jones.

Other Title:

Essay on electricity

Place of Publication:

London : Printed by J. Dillon, for, and sold by W. and S. Jones, 1799.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

"Addenda, by the editor. Of animal electricity, and the discoveries of Dr. Galvani of Bologna": p. [559]-584.

Includes index.

Publisher's advertising: 2 p., 4th count.

Reproduction of the original from the Huntington Library.

Contains:

Of animal electricity, and the discoveries of Dr. Galvani of Bologna.

Birch, John, 1745?-1815. Letter to Mr. George Adams, on the subject of medical electricity.

OCLC:

866986961