| Electric Heating |
| Electromagnetism |
| Electricity in Electro-Therapeutics |
| Electric Arc Lighting |
| Electric Incandescent Lighting |
| Electric Motor |
| Electric Street Railways |
| Electric Telephony |
| Electric Telegraphy |
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Whittaker’s Electro-Mechanical Series.
_Crown 8vo. 2s. 6d. a volume._
VOLUME I.
INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICITY.
CONTENTS.
NATURE OF ELECTRICITY—ELECTRIC UNITS—MAGNETISM AND
INDUCTION—PRACTICAL MEASUREMENTS OF ELECTRICAL
QUANTITIES—CHEMICAL GENERATORS OF ELECTRICITY—ACCUMULATORS—DYNAMO
ELECTRIC MACHINERY—ELECTRIC LIGHT—ELECTRICITY AS A MOTIVE
POWER—ELECTRO-CHEMISTRY AND ELECTRO-PLATING—BELLS AND
TELEPHONES—TELEGRAPHS, ETC.
‘The neatness of mind with which all this technical matter is expounded
makes the work unusually attractive, and the series has every prospect
of success.’—_Scotsman._
‘The arrangement of the work is excellent, the illustrations good, the
explanations clear.’—_Reynolds’ Newspaper._
‘The work is commendably free from mathematical language, and on that
account should be welcome.’—_Daily Telegraph._
‘As these works explain in clear and non-mathematical language many
of the various applications of electricity, they undoubtedly meet
the requirements of many readers who wish to grasp the principles
underlying the applications of electricity now becoming so
general.’—_Engineers’ Gazette._
‘The author and compiler has given a useful and popular account of the
present state of the knowledge in regard to electricity and of its
application to the service of man.’—_Marine Engineer._
OTHER VOLUMES OF SERIES—
VOL. II. GAS AND PETROLEUM ENGINES.
VOL. III. DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY.
VOL. IV. ELECTRO ELECTRICITY.
_Others in preparation._
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WHITTAKER’S LIBRARY
OF
Arts, Sciences, Manufactures and Industries.
_Illustrated. In Square Crown 8vo. Cloth._
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