02434cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000430012624503070016926400510047630000470052733600260057433700260060033800360062650000310066250801980069352010830089153400450197465300120201965300170203185600430204899900170209144567UtSlPG20260610134026.0mcr n260607r2014||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a42028538  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aTH1 aAccum, Friedrich Christian,d1769-183812aA Practical Treatise on Gas-light :bExhibiting a Summary Description of the Apparatus and Machinery Best Calculated for Illuminating Streets, Houses, and Manufactories, with Carburetted Hydrogen, or Coal-Gas, with Remarks on the Utility, Safety, and General Nature of this new Branch of Civil Economy. 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2014  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2014-01-02  aProduced by Chris Curnow, Harry Lamé and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
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by The Internet Archive)  a"A Practical Treatise on Gas-light" by Friedrich Christian Accum is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. This work explores the innovative practice of using coal gas as an alternative to traditional lighting methods such as candles and lamps. Accum elaborates on the chemical processes involved in producing gas light, emphasizing its practicality, economic advantages, and implications for domestic and industrial usage.  At the start of the treatise, the author presents an overview of the significance of artificial light in human civilization and outlines the purpose of the work, which is to provide a comprehensive examination of lighting with coal gas. He discusses the properties of various combustible materials like tallow and oil, setting the stage for introducing the advantages of gas light. Accum then elaborates on the chemical nature, production methods, and practical applications of gas light, signaling a new era in illumination technology that is to be explored throughout the publication. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aCandles  aGas-lighting40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44567  c85406d85406