The Harnessing of Niagara (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Harnessing of NiagaraThe enormous quantity of horse-power, to be distributed elec trically hundreds of miles away, th\e5 publishers of cass'ier's magazine arranged with the eminent engineers and electricians in charge of the work, to supply them with the first complete and authentic account of this, the greatest engineering feat of the century, from its inception to the application of the current for commercial purposes. The result was a magazine of unusual size and without doubt the most important engineer ing publication ever issued, clearly destined to be an enduring work of reference on the subject. A more substantial binding than the conventional paper cover therefore suggested itself for the number, for library use, and led to the issuing of the magazine in the present shape, in which it will commend itself, even more than before, to every one interested in the.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.