Project Gutenberg 2020-09-04 Public domain in the USA. 139 Accum, Friedrich Christian 1769 1838 Accum, Fredrick Accum, Frederick 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 Produced by deaurider, Harry Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Description of the Process of Manufacturing Coal Gas, for the Lighting of..." by Fredrick Accum is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. The treatise elaborates on the innovative process of manufacturing coal gas for illumination purposes, addressing its application in lighting streets, houses, and public buildings throughout Great Britain. Accum aims to present both the operational methods and the advantages of coal gas over traditional lighting solutions. The opening of this work introduces the tremendous progress and public acceptance of coal gas lighting, highlighting its rapid adoption in London and other cities. Accum discusses the transformative impact this lighting technology has had on society, stressing the economic, safety, and practical benefits it provides. He touches upon the primary components of the gas manufacturing process, including the distillation of coal, the design of retorts, and the importance of gas purification. Overall, the beginning sets the stage for a detailed examination of the technology behind coal gas and its implications for modern industry and daily life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 50.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Gas-lighting Gas manufacture and works -- Great Britain HD TP Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Science - Chemistry/Biochemistry Category: Engineering & Technology 559156 2025-06-25T06:05:46.029549 text/html 526710 2024-10-18T05:43:00 text/html 5770367 2025-06-25T06:06:00.000464 application/epub+zip 5771872 2025-06-25T06:05:49.698548 application/epub+zip 243452 2025-06-25T06:05:47.663469 application/epub+zip 5084424 2025-06-25T06:06:06.701468 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5025163 2025-06-25T06:05:57.526478 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 370259 2022-09-28T12:57:44.746205 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 427624 2025-06-25T06:05:43.685578 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 407453 2024-10-18T05:43:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17374 2025-06-25T06:06:06.874399 application/rdf+xml 21320 2025-06-25T06:05:47.823500 image/jpeg 3174 2025-06-25T06:05:47.745470 image/jpeg 5544813 2025-06-25T06:05:46.233518 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia