Titre et auteur:

The electrical handbook for women / edited for the Electrical Association for Women by Caroline Haslett, C.B.E. ; foreword by Sir John Snell, G.B.E., M.Inst.C.E., M.I.E.E.

Publication:

London : Hodder & Stoughton, Limited, 1934.

Description:

416 pages : illustrations, map (folded) ; 18 cm

Notes:
"List of contributors" on page [4]: J.W. Beauchamp, J.I. Bernard, John C. Dalton, Elsie Elmitt Edwards, F.T. Hewson, W.J. Jones, William Laws, Dorothy Menzies, R. Vera Norvick, Margaret M. Partridge, Mabel G. Reading, Dorothy Vaughan, Alys Waterman. Compiled by Margaret M. Partridge.
Includes folded map of England: Map shewing the complete scheme of the grid transmission lines / Central Electricity Board
Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-402) and index.
Part I. General principles of electricity. Electricity: what it is and what it can do -- Distributing electricity -- Electric units -- Using electric current -- Motors and generators -- Forms of electricity supply -- Part II. Law and tariffs. Electricity legislation: resumé of acts and powers of the various authorities -- Tariffs and methods of charging for electricity -- Part III. Practical domestic applications of electricity. The home installation -- Electric lamps and lighting -- Warming -- Water heating -- Domestic cooking and cookers, industrial kitchens -- Motor-driven appliances -- The electric home laundry -- Tracing and repairing faults and general safety hints -- Notes on radio and sound reproduction -- Part IV. Teaching and demonstration. Demonstration and salesmanship -- Teaching electricity in relation to housecraft.

Sujet:

Electricity.
Household appliances, Electric.
Electric apparatus and appliances.
Électricité.
Appareils électroménagers.
Appareils électriques.
electricity.
appliances.
Electric machinery

Classification/genre:

Handbook
handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals
Guides et manuels.

Vedettes secondaires:

Haslett, Caroline, 1895-1957, editor.
Partridge, Margaret Mary, 1891-1967, compiler.
Electrical Association for Women, commissioning body.
Hodder and Stoughton, publisher.
Great Britain England London,

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main y 55983
Cote: IDY; ID:90-B4399
Statut: Disponible