Electricity in Locomotion
An Account of its Mechanism, its Achievements, and its Prospects
Seiten
2012
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-107-60598-5 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-107-60598-5 (ISBN)
Electricity in Locomotion by Adam Gowans Whyte was first published in 1911 as part of the Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature series. The text contains an informative account of the role of electricity in the development of various forms of locomotion.
Originally published during the early part of the twentieth century, the Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature were designed to provide concise introductions to a broad range of topics. They were written by experts for the general reader and combined a comprehensive approach to knowledge with an emphasis on accessibility. Electricity in Locomotion by Adam Gowans Whyte was first published in 1911. The text contains an informative account of the role of electricity in the development of various forms of locomotion.
Originally published during the early part of the twentieth century, the Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature were designed to provide concise introductions to a broad range of topics. They were written by experts for the general reader and combined a comprehensive approach to knowledge with an emphasis on accessibility. Electricity in Locomotion by Adam Gowans Whyte was first published in 1911. The text contains an informative account of the role of electricity in the development of various forms of locomotion.
Preface; 1. The wheel and the public; 2. Early tramroads and railways; 3. The birth of electric traction; 4. The essential advantages of electric traction on tramways; 5. The mechanism of an electric tramcar: the overhead system; 6. Conduit and surface-contact tramway systems; 7. The backwardness of electric traction in Great Britain; 8. Electric tramway stagnation. The trolley omnibus; 9. Regenerative control; 10. Accumulator electric traction. The electric automobile; 11. Petrol-electric vehicles and main marine propulsion by electricity; 12. The pioneer electric railways; 13. Electric railways from the engineering point of view; 14. Electric traction on main line railways; 15. Curiosities of electric traction; 16. The future; Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 22.3.2012 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 127 x 203 mm |
| Gewicht | 170 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte |
| Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-107-60598-9 / 1107605989 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-107-60598-5 / 9781107605985 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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