Electricity in India: Being a History of the Tata Hydro-Electric Project With Notes on the Mill Industry in Bombay (Classic Reprint)
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PublisherForgotten Books
ISBN / ASIN1330158741
ISBN-139781330158746
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Excerpt from Electricity in India: Being a History of the Tata Hydro-Electric Project With Notes on the Mill Industry in Bombay
"Electricity in India," deals principally with the Tata hydro-electric project and with the progress in electric power transmission, since Messrs. Crompton & Co. put up the first hydro-electric installation, for the Darjeeling Municipality, in 1896.
The chapter on the history of the Tata project is reproduced with modifications from articles contributed by the author to the columns of the Indian Textile Journal. This has been supplemented by an account of the inaugural ceremony at Lonavla and of the progress of the works, tenders etc., to end of April, 1912. The information concerning the mill industry in Bombay and the relative cost of steam and electricity should form a fitting addition to the record of a scheme that will have far-reaching influence on the economy of mill management. The description of electrical power installations in Lancashire mills and the opinions of experts on the improvement in quality and production of yarn and fabrics, will be of interest to Indian mill-owners whose ideas of reform are often drawn from British manufacturers.
The information in connection with the Tata Hydro-electric works, the list of electrical installations in Bombay, Calcutta, Madras and other places and the Directory of electrical engineers are published for the first time, and the author hopes the book may prove useful to manufacturers, capitalists and others interested in electrical work in India.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
"Electricity in India," deals principally with the Tata hydro-electric project and with the progress in electric power transmission, since Messrs. Crompton & Co. put up the first hydro-electric installation, for the Darjeeling Municipality, in 1896.
The chapter on the history of the Tata project is reproduced with modifications from articles contributed by the author to the columns of the Indian Textile Journal. This has been supplemented by an account of the inaugural ceremony at Lonavla and of the progress of the works, tenders etc., to end of April, 1912. The information concerning the mill industry in Bombay and the relative cost of steam and electricity should form a fitting addition to the record of a scheme that will have far-reaching influence on the economy of mill management. The description of electrical power installations in Lancashire mills and the opinions of experts on the improvement in quality and production of yarn and fabrics, will be of interest to Indian mill-owners whose ideas of reform are often drawn from British manufacturers.
The information in connection with the Tata Hydro-electric works, the list of electrical installations in Bombay, Calcutta, Madras and other places and the Directory of electrical engineers are published for the first time, and the author hopes the book may prove useful to manufacturers, capitalists and others interested in electrical work in India.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
