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DETAILS concerning the erection and working of aerial lines for electric currents are given in this volume, which (belongs to the well-known Aide-Memoire series. The first part of the volume includes descriptions of the wires used, the various forms of insulators, and different kinds of posts and supports used to carry the wires; the second part is concerned with the mounting of lines, all the details as to earths, tension, and protection against electrical and other disturbances being dealt with. In the third part of the volume the chief formulæ and tables used by electrical engineers engaged in wiring work are brought together.
Canalisations electriques.
By R. V. Picou. Pp. 172. (Paris: Gauthier Villars. Masson et Cie.)
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[Book Reviews]. Nature 58, 519 (1898). https://doi.org/10.1038/058519c0
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