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Page 3 - INCANDESCENT ELECTRIC LIGHTING. A Practical Description of the Edison System. By LH Latimer. To which is added the Design and Operation of Incandescent Stations, by CJ Field; and the Maximum Efficiency of Incandescent Lamps, by John W. Howell. No. 58. VENTILATION OF COAL MINES. By W. Fairley, ME, and Geo. J. Andre.