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Derbyshire And Nottinghamshire Electric Power Company Limited
The Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Electric Power Company Limited provided electricity to consumers in the English midland counties of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. Electricity was supplied by the company from 1904 until its abolition upon the nationalization of the electricity supply industry in 1948. Foundation The Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Electric Power Company Limited was incorporated in 1901. Its legal powers derived from the provisions of the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Electric Power Act 1901 (1 Edw. 7. c. cxxi). Its aim was to supply electricity throughout the counties of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. The company was one of the pioneering power companies that were founded from around 1900. This new type of enterprise operated at a larger scale at county and regional level, rather than the local authority areas of earlier electricity undertakings. Specifically the 1901 Act authorised the company to erect power stations at Colwick near Nottingham; Warsop and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. In conventions of sign where zero is considered neither positive nor negative, 1 is the first and smallest positive integer. It is also sometimes considered the first of the infinite sequence of natural numbers, followed by 2, although by other definitions 1 is the second natural number, following 0. The fundamental mathematical property of 1 is to be a multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. Most if not all properties of 1 can be deduced from this. In advanced mathematics, a multiplicative identity is often denoted 1, even if it is not a number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number; this was not universally accepted until the mid-20th century. Additionally, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
