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Interesting And Instructive Exhibition

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Day
28
Month
December
Year
1860
Copyright
Public Domain
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We are glad to learn that Prof. Douglass will give, in Hangsterfer' Hall, thisevening, a leeture on Eleetricity, illustrating t Sy an exhibition of the new and magnifioent Elec trical Appaia ue of the Umvereity. A portion of thii appatatus has recenlly been im(■orted from Germany, and ia unexeelUd if jqualed bj any other st of apparatus in this tountry. The experimenta will number over fifty, embracing the phenomena of both eleoricity and eleotro-ehemistiy; and having reeently witnessed many of them we eau speak jn poiitive lerms of their brilliuney. Aqiohk the experiments we may name: - The GaWanio Light - with Battery of 50 tupa. Combustión of Metal by Eletricity. Deeompoeition and Recomposition of Water Thí Buhmkorf Coil - a recuntly invented 3nd exceedingly powsrful Electrieal ins.rument. Letter6 and figuro in Lightning. The Aurora Borealir . Cascade of Lightning - very brilliant. Guessler's Tubes - new and Yery beautiful. The Lightning red explained and llustratrated. The sub-marine Batlery. Shaw'e Gas Cook Stove, with Onlliope Attachmeot, lighted by electricity, "Oooking irrangements" omitted by special request. Wu feel ire to ay that our citiztn, and thoae ofth surrounding country, will not iu a long while have another uch opportunity of witneísing the beautiful and wonderful freaks of electricity, as deTeloped and controlled by scienc; and in thi opinión we are borne out by the concurring testimony of the Chicago Aoademy of Scienoes, be fore whom an exhibition of the apparatus was given during their recent risit to our City. Admiaíion 25 enta - tickets tobe had at the Book Store and ihe door. Doors open at 62 o'clock. Lecture to comtnenoe at 7 o'ulock. N. B. The proeeeds are to be donated by Prof. Docglass to the Rogers Art Kund. GP The Pubüc 8chools of thia City cloaed for aholiday racation on Friday ltst, and will open again on Wedneaday next, January 9nd. Pupila should be punctually in their places.

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