Elementary Electro-Technical Series: Electric Incandescent Lighting

Elementary Electro-Technical Series: Electric Incandescent Lighting

Tms little volume has been prepared by the authors with the view of presenting both the art and science of practical" electric incandescent lighting to the general public, in such a manner as shall render it capable of being understood without any previous technical training.

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Table of Contents:

COVER

PREFACE

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I - ARTIFICIAL ILLUMINATION

CHAPTER II - EARLY HISTORY OF INCANDESCENT LIGHTING

CHAPTER III - ELEMENTARY ELECTRICAL PRINCIPLES

CHAPTER IV - PHYSICS OF THE INCANDESCENT ELECTRIC LAMP

CHAPTER V - MANUFACTURE OF INCANDESCENT LAMPS PREPARATION AND CARBONIZATION OF THE FILAMENT

CHAPTER VI - MOUNTING AND TREATMENT OF FILAMENTS

CHAPTER VII - SEALING-IN AND EXHAUSTION

CHAPTER VIII - LAMP FITTINGS

CHAPTER IX - THE INCANDESCENT LAMP

CHAPTER X - LIGHT AND ILLUMINATION

CHAPTER XI - SYSTEMS OF LAMP DISTRIBUTION

CHAPTER XII - HOUSE FIXTURES AND WIRING

CHAPTER XIII - STREET MAINS

CHAPTER XIV - CENTRAL STATIONS

CHAPTER XV - ISOLATED PLANTS

CHAPTER XVI - METERS

CHAPTER XVII - STORAGE BATTERIES

CHAPTER XVIII - SERIES INCANDESCENT LIGHTING

CHAPTER XIX - ALTERNATING-CURRENT CIRCUIT INCANESCENT LIGHTING

CHAPTER XX - MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS OF INCANDESCENT LAMPS

INDEX

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