III. On the augmentation of the power of a magnet by the reaction thereon of currents induced by the magnet itself
Charles Wheatstone · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London · 1867
Abstract The magneto-electric machines which have been hitherto described are actuated either by a permanent magnet or by an electro-magnet deriving its power from a rheomotor placed in the circuit of its coil. In the present note I intend to show that an electro-magnet, if it possess at the commencement the slightest polarity, may become a powerful magnet by the gradually augmenting currents which itself originates. The following is a description of the form and dimensions of the electro-magnet I have employed. The construction, it will be seen, is the same as that of the electro-magnetic part of Mr. Wilde’s machine.