Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Outline of Science, Vol. 3 of 4: A Plain Story Simply Told
The Age of Electricity - Ease of Transmission - What a Cur rent of Electricity is - The Generator - Electric Circuits Generating Power Stations - Distribution of Current - The Storage of Electricity - Electric Traction - Powerful Electric Motors - Big Electrical Feats - Climbing the Rocky Moun tains - Electricity from Waterfalls - Great Engineering Feats - How Water Turbines Work - Steam Turbines - Importance of water-power - El'ectric Lighting - Electric Heating.
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