{"product_id":"electricity-in-locomotion-an-account-of-its-mechanism-its-achievements-and-its-prospects-paperback-9781107605985","title":"Electricity in Locomotion; An Account of its Mechanism, its Achievements, and its Prospects (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107605985","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eElectricity in Locomotion\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Account of its Mechanism, its Achievements, and its Prospects\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1911 text contains an informative account of the role of electricity in the development of various forms of locomotion.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAdam Gowans Whyte (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107605985, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 March 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e152 pages\u003cbr\u003e20.3 x 12.7 x 0.9 cm, 0.17 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOriginally 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. The wheel and the public\u003cbr\u003e 2. Early tramroads and railways\u003cbr\u003e 3. The birth of electric traction\u003cbr\u003e 4. The essential advantages of electric traction on tramways\u003cbr\u003e 5. The mechanism of an electric tramcar: the overhead system\u003cbr\u003e 6. Conduit and surface-contact tramway systems\u003cbr\u003e 7. The backwardness of electric traction in Great Britain\u003cbr\u003e 8. Electric tramway stagnation. The trolley omnibus\u003cbr\u003e 9. Regenerative control\u003cbr\u003e 10. Accumulator electric traction. The electric automobile\u003cbr\u003e 11. Petrol-electric vehicles and main marine propulsion by electricity\u003cbr\u003e 12. The pioneer electric railways\u003cbr\u003e 13. Electric railways from the engineering point of view\u003cbr\u003e 14. Electric traction on main line railways\u003cbr\u003e 15. Curiosities of electric traction\u003cbr\u003e 16. The future\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of engineering \u0026amp; technology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of engineering \u0026amp; technology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20engineering%20\u0026amp;%20technology%20%5BTBX%5D%22\"\u003eTBX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265780928792,"sku":"9781107605985","price":18.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107605985i_83ede15b-54b1-429d-bcd5-8fba9741d18c.jpg?v=1696766607","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/electricity-in-locomotion-an-account-of-its-mechanism-its-achievements-and-its-prospects-paperback-9781107605985","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}