Author: Samuel Hughes
Title: A TREATISE ON GAS-WORKS AND THE PRACTICE OF MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTING COAL GAS….
Description: London, Weale, 1853. First Edition. Un volume in 12mo. Tela editoriale con titolo applicato al piatto. Original green cloth covers with title on upper board. Un po' staccata dal volume. XXIV,368 + 24 pagine. 76 figure. "With some account of the most improved methods of distilling coal in iron, brick and clay retorts and of the various modes adopted for purifying coal gas. Including also a chapter on the hydrocarbon or water gas, and on the rating of gas-works in parochial assessments". Importante manuale sul gas che stava diventado il combustibile indispensabile per le case e le città moderne del XIX secolo. Non comune.

Keywords: SCIENZE, TECNICA, MANUALI