"Electromotive force" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... gramme, second, and this system is briefly designated by the letters C., G., S. The practical units, the ohm and the volt, will retain their present definitions; the ohm is a resistance equal to 10^{9} absolute unities (C., G., S.), and the volt is an electromotive force equal to 10^{8} absolute unities (C., G., S.). The practical unit of resistance (ohm) will be represented by a column of mercury of 1 square mm. in section at the temperature of 0 deg.C. An international commission will be charged with ascertaining ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 312, December 24, 1881 • Various
... Electrical Governor—A new apparatus for preserving a constant electromotive force with ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 623, December 10, 1887 • Various |
