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Elements of electricity and electro-chemistry

The amateur scientist George John Singer (1786-1817) worked in the family business of artificial flower and feather making, but all his spare time was absorbed in the study of electricity and electromagnetism. He invented his own apparatus, including a gold-leaf electrometer, and built a laboratory-cum-lecture room at the back of his house: his public demonstrations were attended by Faraday and Francis Ronalds, and he was also a friend of the pioneering 'electrician' Andrew Crosse. This significant book, published in 1814, demonstrates the breadth of Singer's knowledge of his subject and of other contemporary work in the field. It describes in detail electric phenomena, in nature and in the laboratory, covering a wide range of experiments with and applications of electricity, and discussing the work of Franklin, Volta, Crosse and Dalton, among others. Sadly, Singer's promising scientific career was brought to an early end by tuberculosis: he died aged only thirty-one.

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  • "The amateur scientist George John Singer (1786-1817) worked in the family business of artificial flower and feather making, but all his spare time was absorbed in the study of electricity and electromagnetism. He invented his own apparatus, including a gold-leaf electrometer, and built a laboratory-cum-lecture room at the back of his house: his public demonstrations were attended by Faraday and Francis Ronalds, and he was also a friend of the pioneering 'electrician' Andrew Crosse. This significant book, published in 1814, demonstrates the breadth of Singer's knowledge of his subject and of other contemporary work in the field. It describes in detail electric phenomena, in nature and in the laboratory, covering a wide range of experiments with and applications of electricity, and discussing the work of Franklin, Volta, Crosse and Dalton, among others. Sadly, Singer's promising scientific career was brought to an early end by tuberculosis: he died aged only thirty-one."@en

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  • "Elemente der electricität und elektrochemie"
  • "Elementi di fisica e chimica elettrica"
  • "Elemente der Elektricität und Elektrochemie : Mit vier Kupfertafeln"
  • "Éléments d'électricité et de galvanisme, par George Singer, ouvrage traduit de l'anglais et augmenté de notes, par M. Thillaye"
  • "Elements of electricity and electro-chemistry"
  • "Elements of electricity and electro-chemistry"@en
  • "Élémens d'électricité et de galvanisme"
  • "Elémens d'électricité et de galvanisme"
  • "Elements of electricity and electro-chemistry [microform]"
  • "Elements of electricity and electro-chemistry, by George John Singer"
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  • "Elements of Electricity and Electro-chemistry"@en

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