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The camera
收景鏡
A concave lens.
凹鏡
A convex lens.
凸鏡
The former causes light to diverge.
凹鏡透光合光展開
The latter brings it to a focus.
凸鏡透光成尖樞
Electricity.
電氣
Electrical machine.
電機器
The loadstone.
攝石
The magnet.
攝鐵
Magnetic wire.
電氣傳鐵線有攝力
The compass.
北南盤
The indicator or needle.
指南針
Electricity of the earth.
地體之電氣
Electricity of the clouds.
天雲之電氣
Electric state undisturbed.
電氣和則靜
Electric state excited.
電氣不和則亂動
The electric fluids are negative and positive.
電氣具陰陽二性
When separated they strongly attract each other.
陰陽離必牽引復合
Concussion of electric clouds is thunder.
電氣在雲中觸擊為雷
Lightning is the electric flash.
閃係電氣所射之火光
Thunder is harmless, lightning dangerous.
殺人非雷是電火
It is most dangerous when they are together.
閃電雷聲齊發為最險