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THE Milan exhibition, which was opened in state by the King and Queen of Italy on April 28, is still far from complete. The reason for its unfinished condition is to be found in the increased scope of the exhibition. As originally planned, it was intended to commemorate the opening of the Simplon Tunnel by confining the exhibition to a display of progress in transport by land and water. Gradually other branches of industry were added, and support has been accorded by the leading European countries, France predominating with an area of 250,000 square feet. Austria follows with 180,000 square feet, Germany with 160,000 square feet, Belgium with 108,000 square feet, Great Britain with 75,000 square feet, and Hungary with 32,000 square feet. The exhibition covers an area of 400 acres, of which more than half is covered by buildings of a decorative character. Italian exhibitors occupy about one-half of the space, and the exhibits afford striking evidence of the remarkable industrial progress that has been made in Italy of late years. Altogether the exhibition is exceptionally attractive from a popular and a business point of view, whilst from a technical point of view its chief interest is due to the fact that it is the first international exhibition in which electricity has been used for driving the machinery shown in operation.
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The Milan International Exhibition . Nature 74, 46 (1906). https://doi.org/10.1038/074046a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/074046a0