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by W. J. Atkinson (William John Atkinson) Butterfield, F. H. (Frank Henley) Leeds
Full title
Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use A Practical Handbook on the Production, Purification, and Subsequent Treatment of Acetylene for the Development of Light, Heat, and Power
Language
en
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Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Richard Prairie, Tonya Allen, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Release date
2005-05-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects
A British gas engineer and technical writer, he turned hands-on industry experience into practical books on gas manufacture and acetylene that helped explain a fast-changing field. Later, he became a respected government adviser on gas testing and ventilation.
View all booksBest known for a detailed early-20th-century handbook on acetylene, this writer helped explain a fast-changing technology in clear, practical terms. His surviving work points to a strong interest in how science could be applied to everyday light, heat, and power.
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