A History of Coal Mining in Great BritainMacmillan and Company, 1882 - 273 sider |
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Side 4
... attention at points where the carbo- niferous strata were exposed on the sea shore : a circumstance which seems the most probable origin of the name sea coal , by which the mineral was so long and so widely known , in contradistinction ...
... attention at points where the carbo- niferous strata were exposed on the sea shore : a circumstance which seems the most probable origin of the name sea coal , by which the mineral was so long and so widely known , in contradistinction ...
Side 5
... attention on the south shore of the Frith of Forth . Thus among the grants made to the monks of Holyrood Abbey , Edinburgh , during this reign , one consists of the tithe of the colliery of Carriden , near Blackness , given along with ...
... attention on the south shore of the Frith of Forth . Thus among the grants made to the monks of Holyrood Abbey , Edinburgh , during this reign , one consists of the tithe of the colliery of Carriden , near Blackness , given along with ...
Side 15
... attention being frequently drawn to the subject in various ways , more especially in connection with disputes regarding the shipment of coal . He issued several writs for the regulation of the trade , and granted letters of protection ...
... attention being frequently drawn to the subject in various ways , more especially in connection with disputes regarding the shipment of coal . He issued several writs for the regulation of the trade , and granted letters of protection ...
Side 34
... attention from the Government about the end of the sixteenth century , when , from their numbers and the importance of the trade in which they were engaged , the necessity of protecting them against enemies became obvious . In ...
... attention from the Government about the end of the sixteenth century , when , from their numbers and the importance of the trade in which they were engaged , the necessity of protecting them against enemies became obvious . In ...
Side 46
... attention began to be paid to the charring , or coking , of coal , not only in connection with the smelting experiments which were going on , but with a view to its employment for other purposes as well . In 1627 a patent was granted to ...
... attention began to be paid to the charring , or coking , of coal , not only in connection with the smelting experiments which were going on , but with a view to its employment for other purposes as well . In 1627 a patent was granted to ...
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