** "Description of the Process of Manufacturing Coal Gas, for the Lighting of..." by Friedrich Christian Accum is a scientific exploration of early 19th-century gas production and utility. The book begins by observing London's quick integration of coal gas illumination, highlighting its adoption for streets, residences, and public constructions throughout Great Britain. Accum establishes the groundwork for a thorough examination, describing the profound influence of this lighting technology on civilization, stressing the economic benefits, enhanced safety and practicality it presents over pre-existing solutions. The narrative emphasizes the core aspects of transforming coal into gas, covering the fundamental components of production, retort design, and crucial purification methods. **
Description of the Process of Manufacturing Coal Gas, for the Lighting of Streets Houses, and Public Buildings With 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
By Friedrich Christian Accum
** Witness the transformative tale of coal gas as it revolutionizes the illumination of cities and homes, promising a brighter and safer future in 19th-century Britain.
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About the AuthorFriedrich Christian Accum or Frederick Accum was a German chemist, whose most important achievements included advances in the field of gas lighting, efforts to keep processed foods free from dangerous additives, and the promotion of interest in the science of chemistry to the general populace. From 1793 to 1821 Accum lived in London. Following an apprenticeship as an apothecary, he opened his own commercial laboratory enterprise. His business manufactured and sold a variety of chemicals and laboratory equipment. Accum, himself, gave fee-based public lectures in practical chemistry and collaborated with research efforts at numerous other institutes of science.
Friedrich Christian Accum or Frederick Accum was a German chemist, whose most important achievements included advances in the field of gas lighting, efforts to keep processed foods free from dangerous additives, and the promotion of interest in the science of chemistry to the general populace. From 1793 to 1821 Accum lived in London. Following an apprenticeship as an apothecary, he opened his own commercial laboratory enterprise. His business manufactured and sold a variety of chemicals and laboratory equipment. Accum, himself, gave fee-based public lectures in practical chemistry and collaborated with research efforts at numerous other institutes of science.
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