An Historical Sketch of the Origin, Progress, & Present State of Gas-lightingRowland Hunter, 1827 - 434 pages Development of gas lighting, comparison of street lighting with gas with lighting in the past, use of a glass photometer, etc. |
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Page iv
... Gas Establishments . The Formation of the London and Westminster Oil - Gas ... Lights " ( C ) Extracts from Mr. Winsor's Pamphlet , entitled , " Mr. W ... Gas- Light and Coke Company , for an Act of Parliament to incorporate them , in ...
... Gas Establishments . The Formation of the London and Westminster Oil - Gas ... Lights " ( C ) Extracts from Mr. Winsor's Pamphlet , entitled , " Mr. W ... Gas- Light and Coke Company , for an Act of Parliament to incorporate them , in ...
Page vi
... Gas - lights at Soho . This remarkable illumination was the first public display of the kind in this country , and at the time produced a very strong impres- sion upon the inhabitants of that populous town . Possibly it might have ...
... Gas - lights at Soho . This remarkable illumination was the first public display of the kind in this country , and at the time produced a very strong impres- sion upon the inhabitants of that populous town . Possibly it might have ...
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... gas lights , when he published his witty and sarcastic " Economical Project " for saving candles by using the light of the sun . man were more extensively improved , and , con-- sequently 20.
... gas lights , when he published his witty and sarcastic " Economical Project " for saving candles by using the light of the sun . man were more extensively improved , and , con-- sequently 20.
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... gas were not obvious to those who first discovered them ; and many years elapsed before they were distinctly ... Lights " in the last Supplement to the Encyclopedia Brittanica , were , residents at Soho , • gas to any economical purpose ; and ...
... gas were not obvious to those who first discovered them ; and many years elapsed before they were distinctly ... Lights " in the last Supplement to the Encyclopedia Brittanica , were , residents at Soho , • gas to any economical purpose ; and ...
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... gas , so as to prevent either the smell or the smoke from being offen- sive ... lights than had ever been exhibited . The illumination of Soho works on this ... gas - light was sus- ceptible . This luminous spectacle was as novel as it ...
... gas , so as to prevent either the smell or the smoke from being offen- sive ... lights than had ever been exhibited . The illumination of Soho works on this ... gas - light was sus- ceptible . This luminous spectacle was as novel as it ...
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A Historical Sketch of the Origin, Progress, and Present State of Gas ... William Matthews No preview available - 2008 |
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