A Practical Treatise on Gas-light

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A Practical Treatise on Gas-light

by Friedrich Christian Accum

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A Practical Treatise on Gas-light Exhibiting 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.

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Project Gutenberg

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Produced by Chris Curnow, Harry Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2014-01-02

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Friedrich Christian Accum

Friedrich Christian Accum

1769–1838

Known for turning chemistry into practical knowledge, this German-born chemist became one of the early voices warning the public about dangerous food adulteration in Britain. His work also helped explain the science of gas lighting at a moment when cities were rapidly changing.

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