Excerpt from Pioneers of Electricity, or Short Lives of the Great Electricians In referring to the leading discoveries of these illus trions men, an attempt has been made to describe them in a simple manner, so as to be understood by the untechnical reader. It is worthy of note that seven of these great investigators, that is, the majority, were disposed to cultivate the art of poetry. All of them pursued their experiments with the simple object of arriving at the truth, not on purpose to enrich themselves, but in the certain hope of assisting their fellow-men. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.