An Historical Sketch of the Origin, Progress, & Present State of Gas-lightingR. Hunter, 1827 - 434 pages |
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Page 5
... ascertain the cause ; when he found the hole that had been bored filled with water up to the surface of the earth , and the gas was rapidly and abun- dantly bubbling through it , so as to have the appearance of boiling water ...
... ascertain the cause ; when he found the hole that had been bored filled with water up to the surface of the earth , and the gas was rapidly and abun- dantly bubbling through it , so as to have the appearance of boiling water ...
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... ascertain its elasticity , than to inquire into its inflammable and other properties , which , though now deemed the most useful and impor- tant , seem to have had no attention bestowed upon them till several years afterwards . Perhaps ...
... ascertain its elasticity , than to inquire into its inflammable and other properties , which , though now deemed the most useful and impor- tant , seem to have had no attention bestowed upon them till several years afterwards . Perhaps ...
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... ascertain * When Mr. Murdoch resided in Cornwall , he made gas from every substance he could think of ; he lighted his house and a street lamp ; he had bladders filled with it to carry at night , with which , and his little steam ...
... ascertain * When Mr. Murdoch resided in Cornwall , he made gas from every substance he could think of ; he lighted his house and a street lamp ; he had bladders filled with it to carry at night , with which , and his little steam ...
Page 25
... of light , as compared with that of common candles , was attempted to be ascertained , as well as the properties of dif- ferent kinds of coal for producing the gas . C as well as the times , of his distillations , 25.
... of light , as compared with that of common candles , was attempted to be ascertained , as well as the properties of dif- ferent kinds of coal for producing the gas . C as well as the times , of his distillations , 25.
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... ascertain what were the principal circumstances on which depended its superior capacity for affording light . The objects of his pursuit were very important ; and his valuable labours have been eminently ad- vantageous to the art of Gas ...
... ascertain what were the principal circumstances on which depended its superior capacity for affording light . The objects of his pursuit were very important ; and his valuable labours have been eminently ad- vantageous to the art of Gas ...
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