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The Architectural review and American builders' journal (1869)

Sloan, Samuel, 1815-1884, Lukens, Charles J · [Philadelphia : Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger] · leaf 894

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nse con-nected with making gas from coal onthis score alone, is considerably morethan from oil; this when taken into ac-count with the difference in size (forretorts to make coal gas, are about threetimes the size of those for oil, whichwould give the same yield of light),makes a large margin of… … (739) 740 TJte Architectural Review and American Builders Journal. [June, weight of coal gas retorts. The makingof coal gas requires much more skillthan for oil gas. However, the usualmethods of doing so from oil are notfree of trouble, and much attention isneeded in feeding the oil; besides, in…

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