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100 1 _aAccum, Friedrich Christian,
_d1769-1838
245 1 0 _aDescription of the Process of Manufacturing Coal Gas, for the Lighting of Streets Houses, and Public Buildings :
_bWith Elevations, Sections, and Plans of the Most Improved Sorts of Apparatus Now Employed at the Gas Works in London and the Principal Provincial Towns of Great Britain; Accompanied With Comparative Estimates, Exhibiting the Most Economical Mode of Procuring This Species of Light
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2020-09-04
508 _aProduced by deaurider, Harry Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Description of the Process of Manufacturing Coal Gas, for the Lighting of..." by Fredrick Accum is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. The treatise elaborates on the innovative process of manufacturing coal gas for illumination purposes, addressing its application in lighting streets, houses, and public buildings throughout Great Britain. Accum aims to present both the operational methods and the advantages of coal gas over traditional lighting solutions. The opening of this work introduces the tremendous progress and public acceptance of coal gas lighting, highlighting its rapid adoption in London and other cities. Accum discusses the transformative impact this lighting technology has had on society, stressing the economic, safety, and practical benefits it provides. He touches upon the primary components of the gas manufacturing process, including the distillation of coal, the design of retorts, and the importance of gas purification. Overall, the beginning sets the stage for a detailed examination of the technology behind coal gas and its implications for modern industry and daily life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aGas-lighting
653 _aGas manufacture and works -- Great Britain
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63117
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