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THE Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have decided that a standard work on the theory of electricity is required for the information and guidance of officers and men of H.M. fleet. For this purpose, therefore, the “Naval Electrical Manual,” Vol. 1, 1928, has been prepared by Prof. Fortescue. An examination of the book shows that it begins by giving electric and magnetic laws and formulæ. It then gives an introduction to direct current engineering. This is followed by a chapter entering very fully into the question of illumination. We next have alternating current engineering, including mercury rectifiers, and finally the practical theory of telegraphy and telephony.
Naval Electrical Manual, 1928.
Vol. 1. By Prof. Cecil L. Fortescue. Published by Authority of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Pp. xiii + 812 + xl. (London: H.M. Stationery Office, 1928.) 12s. 6d. net.
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Naval Electrical Manual, 1928. Nature 122, 876–877 (1928). https://doi.org/10.1038/122876b0
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