Natural Sources of Energy

A foresighted investigation into the problem of sustainable energy offering a glimpse of early scientific views various sources could be used to create energy.

A. H. Gibson (Author)

9781107401730, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 11 August 2011

156 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 0.9 cm, 0.17 kg

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. Published in 1913, Natural Sources of Energy by A. H. Gibson is a foresighted investigation into the problem of sustainable energy. It offers a glimpse of early scientific views of how fossil fuels, wind, water and solar power could be used to create energy.

1. The world's energy problem and the possibilities of its solution
2. The transformations of energy
3. The utilization of fossil fuels
4. The utilization of solar heat
5. The utilization of vegetation for power purposes
6. The internal heat of the earth
7. Water power
8. Tidal power - wave motors
9. Wind power
10. Conclusions
References
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Energy technology & engineering [TH]