Excerpt from Incandescent Electric Lights: With Particular Reference to the Edison Lamps at the Paris Exposition Since the successful experiments of Edison in maintaining a steady light of low intensity have become widely known, a large number of systems have been brought forward by different inventors. The public interest in the growth of these inventions affords a sufficient ex planation of the appearance of an essay like the present. The relative value of different systems of lighting for interiors, in regard especially to economy of outfit and subsequent power to maintain, will soon demand the attention of all resi dents of large towns. 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.