About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 32. Chapters: 1880 in science, 1880s in paleontology, 1881 in science, 1882 in science, 1883 in science, 1884 in science, 1885 in science, 1886 in science, 1887 in science, 1888 in science, 1889 in science, Michelson-Morley experiment, War of Currents, The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms, Kohler's Medicinal Plants, Great Comet of 1882, Aurora of November 17, 1882, International Exhibition of Science, Art and Industry, Great Southern Comet of 1887, 1881 in paleontology, S Andromedae, 1888 in paleontology, 1887 in paleontology, Flora Danica, Merck Index, 1889 in paleontology, Solar eclipse of May 6, 1883, 1882 in paleontology, 1886 in paleontology, 1884 in paleontology, 1885 in archaeology, Solar eclipse of January 1, 1889, Solar eclipse of August 19, 1887, Solar eclipse of December 22, 1889, 1883 in archaeology, 1883 in paleontology, Solar eclipse of September 8, 1885, 1880 in paleontology, 1884 in archaeology, 1885 in paleontology, Pavlovka, Solar eclipse of August 29, 1886, 1888 in archaeology, 1882 in archaeology, 1887 in archaeology, 1880-1889 in anthropology, Solar eclipse of May 17, 1882, 1880 in archaeology, An Elementary Treatise on Electricity, Darwinism, 1881 in archaeology, The Power of Movement in Plants, Solar eclipse of June 28, 1889, 1889 in archaeology, 1886 in archaeology. Excerpt: In the "War of Currents" era (sometimes, "War of the Currents" or "Battle of Currents") in the late 1880s, George Westinghouse and Thomas Edison became adversaries due to Edison's promotion of direct current (DC) for electric power distribution over alternating current (AC) advocated by Westinghouse and Nikola Tesla. During the initial years of electricity distribution, Edison's direct current was the standard for the United States and Edison did not want to lose all his patent royalties. Direct current worked w...
