. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Ficure 57.—Saxton's magnetoelectric machine, which was built for display in the Adelaide Gallery. The machine is a direct-current generator. The commutator consists of disk (e) and double-pointed needle (e'). The lower side of the disk is partly immersed in mercury in the cup (d). A current path is completed when a needle point makes contact, during a part of each half-revolution, with the mercury. From Mechanics' Magazine (London, May 3, 1834), vol. 21. 134. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Ficure 57.—Saxton's magnetoelectric machine, which was built for display in the Adelaide Gallery. The machine is a direct-current generator. The commutator consists of disk (e) and double-pointed needle (e'). The lower side of the disk is partly immersed in mercury in the cup (d). A current path is completed when a needle point makes contact, during a part of each half-revolution, with the mercury. From Mechanics' Magazine (London, May 3, 1834), vol. 21. 134. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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