Electrical World; A Review of Current Progress in Electricity and Its Practical Applications Volume 26 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 Excerpt: ... opening in which the feeding carbon snugly fits and through which it feeds. Vol. XXVI. NEW YORK, OCTOBER 5, 1895. No. 14. CONTENTS. Editorial 361 On the Magnetic Units Suggested by the British Association 363 The Buffalo-Niagara Franchise 363 The American Institute of Electrical Engineers 363 The New B. A. Magnetic Unit and Suggested Nomenclature 363 The American Street Railway Association 364 The British Association at Ipswich 364 The National Society of Electro-Therapeutists 365 Electric Power Pumps for Waterworks, by John M. Goodell 365 An Improved Illuminometer v 369 Magnetic Units 36? A Portable Clark Cell, by H. S. Carhart 370 Different Methods of Operating Electric Railway Motors 370 Phasing Transformers, by C. S. Bradley 372 Car Heating by Electricity, by J. F. McElroy 374 The Invention of the Electromagnetic Telegraph--VI., by Edward Lind Morse, 377 Prof. Forbes Castigated 378 Digest of Current Technical Electrical Literature, compiled by Carl Hering 379 A New Alternating-Current Arc Lamp.. 384 An Electric Time Switch 384 A Novel Conduit Railway System 385 Is Night Work in Factories Profitable? 385 A 400-kw Direct-Connected Set 386 DEPARTMENTS: Financial Intelligence 1 387 Special Correspondence 387 Genera. News of the Week 388 Personal Notes /.. 391 Miscellaneous Notes:391 Trade and Industrial Notes 391 Business Notices 391 Illustrated Record of Electrical Patents 391 PROF. FORBES'S FOLLY. The friends and many admirers of Prof. Forbes cannot but regret the remarkable lack of judgment recently exhibited in his hotheaded contributions to the unfortunate Niagara controversy. While he may consider--and in some degree, perhaps, with reason--that he has been subjected to injustice, both in denial of credit due for his share in the success of the Niagar...