02165cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000500011324500650016326400510022830000470027933600260032633700260035233800360037850000310041450801950044552011020064053400450174265300160178785600430180399900170184644665UtSlPG20260610134027.0mcr n260607r2014||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aQC1 aSt. John, Thomas M.q(Thomas Matthew),d1865-10aThings a Boy Should Know About Electricity :bSecond Edition 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2014  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2014-01-14  aE-text prepared by Chris Curnow, Emmy, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)  a"Things A Boy Should Know About Electricity" by Thomas M. St. John is an educational manual written in the early 20th century. The work serves as a guide for young readers, particularly boys, with a focus on explaining the fundamental concepts of electricity through simple language and practical experiments. Topics covered in the book include static electricity, magnets, and various electrical phenomena, making it ideal for novices interested in the subject.  The opening of the book introduces readers to the fascinating world of frictional or static electricity through relatable experiments, such as generating sparks by shuffling feet on a carpet or rubbing a cat’s fur. St. John emphasizes the historical context of static electricity, explaining how it has been studied for thousands of years, while introducing basic terms like conductors and insulators. The engaging approach aims to captivate the reader's interest and provide a foundation for understanding more complex electrical concepts that will be explored in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aElectricity40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44665  c85504d85504