The Coal Question: An Inquiry Concerning the Progress of the Nation, and the Probable Exhaustion of Our Coal Mines (1866) - Hardcover

Jevons, William Stanley

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1120860423 ISBN 13: 9781120860422

Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

The Coal Question: An Inquiry Concerning The Progress Of The Nation, And The Probable Exhaustion Of Our Coal Mines is a book written by William Stanley Jevons in 1866. The book discusses the importance of coal in the industrial revolution and the future of coal mining in England. Jevons argues that the increasing demand for coal will lead to its eventual exhaustion and that the nation must find alternative sources of energy. He also examines the economic impact of coal mining on the nation's progress and development. The book is considered to be an important work in the history of environmentalism and resource depletion.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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About the Author

W. Stanley Jevons (1835-1882) was one of the first great virtuoso scholars in economics. He was author of Theory of Political Economy; The Coal Question; Money and the Mechanism of Exchange; Pure Logic, or the Logic of Quality apart from Quantity; The Principles of Science: A Treatise on Logic and Scientific Method; and Methods of Social Reform and Other Papers.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1120860423
• ISBN 13: 9781120860422
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 416