Modern Views of Electricity (Paperback)

Preface; Part I. Introduction and Electrostatics: 1. Fundamental notions; 2. The dielectric; 3. Charge and induction; Part II. Conduction: 4. Metallic and electrolytic conduction; 5. Current phenomena; 6. Chemical and thermal methods of producing currents; Part III. Magnetism: 7. Relation of magnetism to electricity; 8. Nature of magnetism; 9. Structure of a magnetic field; 10. Mechanical models of a magnetic field; 11. Mechanical models of current induction; Part IV. Radiation: 12. Relation of ether to electricity; 13. Constants of the ether; 14. Electrical radiation, or light; 15. Electro-magnetic and electrostatic effects on light; Appended lectures: 1. The relation between electricity and light; 2. The ether and its functions; 3. The discharge of a Leyden jar; Appendix; Index.