1875 - 1889 Electricity and Pneumatics - Encyclopædia Brittanica

This collection of antique prints feature technical drawings and diagrams concerned with early electrical technology and pneumatics. These historic prints were issued in the 9th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica and are excerpted from various volumes published between 1875 are 1889. Originally supplements to the entire entries in the work, these remarkably detailed technical illustrations cover a diverse range of subject matter. This grouping of 9 plates includes: Air Pumps (Vol. 1, Plates 1, 2, & 4) Barometer (Vol. 2, Plates 1 & 2) Battery (Vol. 2) Electrical Lighting (Vol. 5, Plate 3) Pump (Vol. 10) Voltaic Electricity (Vol. 14, Plate 1)