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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book provides an expert overview of the latest 19th-century advancements in labor-saving gasworks methods, a topic of key importance as industrial production ramped up during this period. The author covers modern gas-making techniques, focusing on the revolutionary development and adoption of inclined retorts, machinery for horizontal retorts, coke plant, and various other crucial processes that drastically reduced labor requirements and transformed the industry. Delving into both the history and technical details of these innovations, this book serves as a valuable resource for those seeking to understand not only these methods themselves, but also their wider impact on the development of the gas industry and the broader industrial landscape of the time. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…