Quotation from: General Science

Written by: Bertha M. Clark


When the current which enters at _B_ flows through the wire, the coil
rotates, tending to set itself so that its north face is opposite the
south face of the magnet. If, when the helix has just reached this
position, the current is reversed--entering at _B'_ instead of
_B_--the poles of the coil are exchanged; the rotation, therefore,
does not cease, but continues for another half turn. Proper reversals
of the current are accompanied by continuous motion, and since the
disk and shaft rotate with the coil, there is continuous rotation.

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