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Author Tomory, Leslie, 1974-
Title Progressive enlightenment : the origins of the gaslight industry, 1780-1820 / Leslie Tomory.
Publication Info Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2012.



Descript 1 online resource (x, 348 pages).
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Contents Introduction -- The roots of gas lighting -- Gas lighting and pneumatic chemistry -- Industrial distillation -- A question of scale -- Boulton & Watt -- Building a network -- Frederick Winsor and the national light and heat company -- The gas light and coke company -- Conclusion.
ISBN 9780262301244 (electronic bk.)
0262301245 (electronic bk.)
9780262016759
0262016753
Standard no. 9786613594440
40020695863
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Author Tomory, Leslie, 1974-
Series Transformations : studies in the history of science and technology
Transformations (M.I.T. Press)
Subject Gas-lighting -- Great Britain -- History.
Gas light fixtures industry -- Great Britain -- History.
Distillation -- Research -- Europe -- History.
Industrial revolution -- Europe.
Descript 1 online resource (x, 348 pages).
Content text txt
Media computer c
Carrier online resource cr
Descript data file rda
Contents Introduction -- The roots of gas lighting -- Gas lighting and pneumatic chemistry -- Industrial distillation -- A question of scale -- Boulton & Watt -- Building a network -- Frederick Winsor and the national light and heat company -- The gas light and coke company -- Conclusion.
ISBN 9780262301244 (electronic bk.)
0262301245 (electronic bk.)
9780262016759
0262016753
Standard no. 9786613594440
40020695863
Author Tomory, Leslie, 1974-
Series Transformations : studies in the history of science and technology
Transformations (M.I.T. Press)
Subject Gas-lighting -- Great Britain -- History.
Gas light fixtures industry -- Great Britain -- History.
Distillation -- Research -- Europe -- History.
Industrial revolution -- Europe.

Subject Gas-lighting -- Great Britain -- History.
Gas light fixtures industry -- Great Britain -- History.
Distillation -- Research -- Europe -- History.
Industrial revolution -- Europe.
Descript 1 online resource (x, 348 pages).
Content text txt
Media computer c
Carrier online resource cr
Descript data file rda
Contents Introduction -- The roots of gas lighting -- Gas lighting and pneumatic chemistry -- Industrial distillation -- A question of scale -- Boulton & Watt -- Building a network -- Frederick Winsor and the national light and heat company -- The gas light and coke company -- Conclusion.
ISBN 9780262301244 (electronic bk.)
0262301245 (electronic bk.)
9780262016759
0262016753
Standard no. 9786613594440
40020695863

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