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Electric lighting : it's state and progress
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- Description
- A firsthand description of the production and introduction of electric light into London, by an electrical engineer working in England. In particular, it details two 19th century lighting apparatuses: the Rapieff electric light apparatus, and the Jablochkoff system of lighting. Bird appears to have been directly involved in the electrification of South London.
- Production date
- Approximately 1879.
- Call number
- mssHM 83775
- Provenance
- Purchased from Alastor Rare Books Ltd., September 2019.
