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Excerpt from Answers of Sir William Thomson, Professor Forbes, Dr. Hopkinson, W. H. Preece and E. Fesquet, to Ten Questions Regarding the Commercial Use of Electricity in Electric Lighting
The recent discussion in the United States and more especially in New York City, regarding the use of electricity for lighting and power purposes, has suggested the idea of securing the opinions upon the mooted questions, of several of the most prominent and experienced electricians in Europe. With this in view the ten questions hereinafter given were pre pared with great care and submitted to Sir William Thomson, Professor George Forbes, Doctor John Hopkinson, W. H. Preece and E. Fesquet. The first four were chosen as, perhaps, the most eminent experts in the science of electricity in Great Britain, and Mr. Pesquet because of his long practical experi ence with central station electric lighting in London. The an swers of these gentlemen are given in full, without change or omission. The original answers duly signed, verified before a. Notary public and certified by a United States Consular officer, are in the possession of Dr. Henry Morton, President of Stevens Institute of Technology, at Hoboken, N. J.
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