The Story of a Piece of Coal
What It Is, Whence It Comes, and Whither It Goes
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A lump of household fuel becomes a subject for geology, chemistry and industrial history in Edward A. Martin's account of coal. He begins with ancient vegetation, explaining how buried plant material, pressure and heat produced coal seams. Thin slices viewed under a microscope reveal traces of the plants that contributed to them. The book's wider scope includes different forms of carbon, early uses of coal, gas production, oils, dyes and questions about future supplies.
Mining brings these scientific explanations into the working pit. Martin describes the hazards of flammable gases and the development of lamps intended to give miners safer light, including the wire gauze used in Davy's design. His discussion connects the fuel at the hearth with the risks of obtaining it underground.
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Book facts
- Author
- Edward A. Martin
- Reading time
- About 3 hours
- Pages
- 105
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Popular Science
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- PDF, EPUB, Read online