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Title: The Science record; a compendium of scientific progress and discovery
Year: 1872 (1870s)
Authors: Beach, Alfred Ely, 1826-1896
Subjects: Technology Industrial arts
Publisher: New York, Munn
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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(2C5) 206 SCIENCE RECORD. is formed in the opposite direction. Now, these currentsmay be made to succeed each other with extreme rapidityby revolving the insulated iron bar before the poles of themagnet, and they may also be made to flow in one direc-tion. The former may be done by steam, and the latter isaccomplished by a device called a commutator. Thus apowerful current is produced, capable of showing all thephenomena of the battery in an exalted degree. Machinesconstructed on these principles have been extensivelyused to produce the electric light and in electro-plating. The Wilde machine is in operation in this city for plat-ing purposes, at Frank Leslies printing establishment.The machine runs with a velocity of 1800 revolutions aminute, and will electrotype a number of plates as large asthe illustrated newspaper in 20 minutes. Wires are alsoconnected with the machine, which lead to the photogra-phic establishment across the street, and on cloudy daysthey print photographs by me

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  • bookpublisher:New_York__Munn
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