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Words and pictures from “Electric Lighting for Marine Engineers” by Sydney F. Walker, undated but approx. 1890 (a bookseller lists an 1892 edition). Lots of steampunk potential here!

Fig. 95.—Showing Edison-Swan Ampère Meter.

Electric Lighting for Marine Engineers (1892)

“Fig. 95 shows an outside view of an ampère meter made by the Edison-Swan Co.” (p. 220) The units for measuring electric current today are called amperes, or amps, and a device for measuring current i [...]

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Added: 2008-07-26

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Fig. 27.—Switchboard.

Electric Lighting for Marine Engineers (1892)

“Figs. 27 and 28 show switchboards suitable for use on board ship. Fig. 27 shows the usual arrangement of circuits on board a “tramp.” It will be understood, of course, that there should be an ampère [...]

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Added: 2006-10-06

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