

                                                                  Exhibit 23(b)



                    CONSENT OF COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.,
                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Emerson
Electric Co. of our report dated January 24, 1997 on our audits of the
consolidated financial statements of Computational Systems, Incorporated as
of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and for each of the three years in the
period ended December 31, 1996, which report is incorporated by reference
in Computational Systems, Incorporated's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1996.  We also consent to the reference to our firm
under the caption "Experts."


                                    /s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
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                                    COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.

Knoxville, Tennessee
November 24, 1997

