The Scientific Works of C. William Siemens, Kt;, F. R. S., D. C. L., LL. D., Civil Engineer, Vol. 2: A Collection of Papers and Discussions; Electricity and Miscellaneous (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Scientific Works of C. William Siemens, Kt;, F. R. S., D. C. L., LL. D., Civil Engineer, Vol. 2: A Collection of Papers and Discussions; Electricity and Miscellaneous A paper on an Improved Electric Telegraph by Mr. E. W. Siemens was read and its action illustrated by a pair of working instruments. Each instrument consists of an electro-magnet between the poles whereof an armature oscillates. Connected with the arma ture is a lever, which being armed with a spring catch and an arresting pin causes a cogged wheel to revolve through the breadth of one tooth for every oscillation of the armature. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.