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Classic Technical Books of the Manufactured-Gas Literature
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Author & Dates
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Content
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Publisher
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Remarks
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Accum, Fredrich
Christian
1815-1820
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“Practical Treatise
on Gas Light”
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R. Ackerman, London
as well as others,
with time
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Winsor’s German gas chemist at London; largely responsible for success of London Gas Light & Coke Co.
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American Gas Institute
(AGI)
1909
1912
1912
1915
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- “Catechism of Central
Station Gas Engineering”
- “Lectures Delivered at the
Centenary Celebration of
the First Commercial Gas
Company …”
- “Chronology of the early
development of gas
lighting”
- “Oil tar separation,
recovery and disposal”
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AGI, New YorK City, NY
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- Separate articles from
American Gas Journal
Published as book, 174 p.
- W.R. Morgan,
Gas Institute News
- Proceedings, 9th Annual
Meeting, by R.E. Wyant,
p. 313-339
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Butterfield, W.J.A.,
1913
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“Lectures on Chemistry in
Gas-Works”
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The Institute of Chemistry of Great Britain & Ireland
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71 p.
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Chandler, C.F.,
1870
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“Report on the Gas
Nuisance in New
York”
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D. Appleton & Co.,
NYC, NY
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109 p.
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Clegg, Samuel, and
Samuel Jr.
Published 1841-1871
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Mainly a series of
editions of highly-
regarded manual of
gas operations.
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J. Weale, London;
later Trubner & Co., London
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Clegg was Murdock’s chief
assistant; Became of
worldwide prominence and
passed his practice to his son.
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Colyear, F.,
1884
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“Gas-Works; Their
Arrangement,
Construction, Plant,
and Machinery”
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E. F. N. Spon,
London
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134 p
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Cooper, Thomas,
1816
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“Some Information
Concerning Gas
Lights “
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John Conrad & Co.,
Philadelphia
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190 p. , 2 leaves of plates
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Davidson, William
Brown,
1923
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“Gas Manufacture “
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Longmans, Green and
Co., London and NYC
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Contains chapters on Retorts and Retort Settings, by T. Brocke, Gas Holders, by G.B. Brown, and Gas Distribution, by E.L. Oughton viii plus 464 p.
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EBASCO Services
Incorporated
1949
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“Manufactured Gas Operations “
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The Company,
NYC, NY
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vi, plus 115 p.
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Ellis, Daniel, 1828
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“Considerations Relative to Nuisance in Coal- Gas Works; Establishments “
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J. Anderson, Edinburgh, Scotland, 71 p.
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“With Remarks on the Principles of Monopoly and Competition as Applicable to Those Establishments”
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Forstall, Alfred E., and I.C.S.* Staff, 1938,
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“Gas Making and Distribution“
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International Textbook Co.,
Scranton, PA
* International Correspondence School
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Author was Consulting Engineer:
v. 1: Gas Production: Gases and Gas-Producing Apparatus, p. 1-78.
v. 2; Gas Transmission, Distribution, and Supply:
Gas Transmission and Distribution, p. 1-62.
Gas Supply, p. 1-78.
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Greenough, Charles P.,
1883
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“A Digest of the Reported Decisions of the Courts of the United States of America, and Great Britain and Her Colonies;”
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Little, Brown, Boston
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“Relating to the Rights and Liabilities of Gas Companies “ 307 p.
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Greenough, M.S., 1892
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“Lighting by Gas”
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Bacon & Co.,
Birmingham, CT
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184 p.; Greenoughs were sons of Boston, Massachusetts gas magnate Wm. Greenough
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Harrop, H.B., MD, 1906
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“Outline of Gasworks Chemistry “(American Practice)
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Wisconsin Gas Association, Racine, WI, 154 p.
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As read at 1904, 1905, 1906 Meetings of the Wisconsin Gas Association
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Herring, Walter Ralph, 1893
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“The Construction of Gas Works Practically Described”; 2nd ed.
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Hazell, Watson & Viney, London
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458 p., 9 plates.
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Hole, Walter 1909 - 1912
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“The Distribution of Gas”
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John Allan & Co., London
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Superintendent of City of Leeds Gas Mains and Distribution, England
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Hollings, H., ed., 1934
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“The Manufacture of Gas”
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Ernest Benn, London
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In three Volumes
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Holmes, W.C., & Company, Huddersfield,
England,
1874
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“Instructions for the Management of Gas Works”
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E. & F.N. Spon,
London and Spon &
Chamberlain, New
York City
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148 p.
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Hornby, John,
pre-1890-1913
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“A Text-Book of Gas
Manufacture for
Students “
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G. Bell & Sons, Ltd.,
London
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Through at least seven editions
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Hughes, Samuel,
1853- ca. 1895
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“A Treatise on Gas
Works and the
Practice of
Manufacturing and
Distributing Coal
Gas “
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John Weale, London
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Through at least eight
editions
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Humphreys, Norton H., 1891
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“The Chemistry of
Illuminating Gas”
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Walter King, London
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255 p, Leaf of 10 plates. (Mainly articles written for Journal of Gas Lighting”).
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Hunt, Charles,
1907
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“A History of the
Introduction of Gas
Lighting”
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W. King, London
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150 p.
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International Correspondence School, (ICS) 1910
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“Manufacture of
Gas”, 2nd ed.
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Scranton,
Pennsylvania
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Pt. 1, Manufacture of Gas,
62 p.
Pt. 2, Manufacture of Gas,
54 p.
Pt. 3, By-Products of Gas
Manufacture, 46 p.
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King, Walter,
1868-1948,
As a Gas-Industry
Publishing Entity
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“King’s Treatise on
Goal Gas”
“Handbook for Gas
Engineers & Managers”
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Many editions and
many volumes;
London
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Created a prolific gas-
technology publishing house; also publisher of Journal of Gas Lighting
(est. 1849 as world's first gas journal.)
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Lange, Kurt Reinhold,
1915
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“The By-Products of
Coal-Gas
Manufacture”
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Scott, Greenwood &
Son, London, 155 p.
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Translated from the German;
Long span of editions
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Latta, Marion Nisbet-
1907-1915
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“Hand-Book of
American Gas
Engineering Practice”
“American Producer
Gas Practice”
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D. van Nostrand,
NYC, NY
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Consulting Engineer,
NYC, NY
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Levin, A.M.,
1910
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“The Modern Gas-Engine & The Gas
Producer”
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John Wiley &
Sons, NYC, NY,
485 p.; 1st ed.
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Author was Consulting
Engineer
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Lewes, Vivian B.,
1917
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“The Carbonization
of Coal”
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John Allan & Co.,
London, 315 p.
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Professor, Royal Naval
College, Greenwich, London
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Lunge, George,
1887-1916; many editions
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“Coal-Tar and
Ammonia”
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Gurney & Jackson,
London;
Van Nostrand in U.S.
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Professor, Swiss Federal
Polytechlnicum, Zurich
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Mathot, R.E.,
1905
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“Gas-Engines &
Producer-Gas Plants”
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The Scientific
American, NYC, NY
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Translated from the French,
314 p.
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Matthews, William,
1827
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“A Compendium of
Gas-Lighting”
“An Historical
Sketch of the Origin
… of Gas-Lighting”
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R. Hunter, London
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Two volumes, 134 p. and
434 p., respectively
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Meade, Alwyne,
1916, 1921, 1934
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“Modern Gas
Works Practice”
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Benn Brothers ,
London; UGI in U.S.
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To two volumes in 1934;
1921 also published by United Gas Improvement Co. (UGI), Philadelphia
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“Mentor”
(Pseudonym); ca. 1910
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“Self-Instruction for
Students in Gas
Engineering ….”
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Offices of The Gas
World; London
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For “Guilds of the London
Institute”; various undated
editions.
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Michael, W.H., and
J. Shiress Will,
1877 through 1946
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“The Law Relating
to Gas & Water ….”
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Butterworths,
London
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Many editions; 1877 is 2nd ed., at 771 p.
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Mooney, William,
1888
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“The American Gas
Engineer &
Superintendent’s
Handbook”
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Published by the
author, NYC, NY
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357 p.
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Morgan, Jerome John, ca. 1925-1953
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“Manufactured Gas; A Textbook of
American Practice”
“Gasification of
Hydrocarbons:
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1925; First edition
published by the
author
1953; Moore Publ. Co.,
NYC, NY
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Chemical Engr. & Professor
of Gas Engineering at
Columbia University, NYC,
Dean of American Gas
Engineers in 1950s
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Newbigging, T.
1870-1913
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“Gas Managers
Handbook ….”
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W. King, London
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172 p.
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Newbigging, T., and
Fewtreil, Wm.
1878-1913
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“King’s Treatise on
the Science &
Practice of the
Manufacture &
Distribution of Gas”
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W. King, and the
Offices of The Gas
World, London
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Many editions;
Newbigging lived until 1914
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Norman, Oscar Edward.
1922
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“The Romance of
the Gas Industry”
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A.C. McClurg & Co.,
Chicago, 203 p.
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Author was with Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co., Chicago
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O’Connor, H.,
1901
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“The Gas Engineer’s
Pocket-Book….”
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2nd ed., Crosby & Son,
London, 454 p.
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Author lived 1858-1915
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Ohio River Valley Water
Sanitation Commission,
1953
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“Reducing Phenol
Wastes from Coke
Plants….”
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The Commission,
Cincinnati, Ohio
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36 p.
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Peckston, Thomas
Snowden,
1819-1841
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“Theory & Practice
of Gas Lighting”
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Thomas & George
Underwood, London
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Early Gas Engineer at London; several editions
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Pelouze, Edmond and
Pelouze, M., 1839
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“Die Beeuchtung mit Gas aus Stein und Brunkolen, Torf, Oel, Fett, Mineralichten und Gegetabilifchen
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Chemnitz, Sachen,
Germany
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402 p., with 18 plates
Authors were the famous
inventors involved in the
Pelouze & Aduoin tar
separator device
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Rambush, N.E.,
1923
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“Modern Gas
Producers”
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Benn Brothers,
London
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545 p.
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Richardson, William,
1877
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“A Practical Treatise on the Manufacture and Distribution of Coal Gas”
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E. & F. Spon, London
& NYC, NY
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364 p.
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Roberts, J.,
1927
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“Coal Carbonization ….”
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Sir Isaac Pitman &
Sons, Ltd., London
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406 p.
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Royale, H.M.,
1907
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“The Chemistry of
gas manufacture...”
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N.W. Henley Publ.
Co., NYC, NY
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Also Crosby Lockwood & Son, London, 328 p.
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Russell, Walter R.
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Operation of Gas
Works, 1917
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McGraw-Hill,
NYC, NY
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General Manager, Emporia
Gas Works, Emporia, KS
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Rutter, J. O. N.,
1832 & 1849
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“Practical Observations on
Gas Lighting”, 1832
“Gas-Lighting”,
1849
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Longmans & Co.,
London
J.W. Parker, London
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Unpaginated
63 p.
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Saward, F. E.,
1878
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“American Gas
Making; ….”
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Bedell & Brothers,
NYC
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Unknown pages
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Staley, Ralph,
1922
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“Town Gas
Manufacture; ….”
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Sir Issac Pitman &
Sons, Inc.
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108 p.
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Stephenson, Joseph,
1916
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“Elements of Water
Gas; ….” 1st ed.
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The State Company,
Columbia, SC
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190 p.
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Stotz, Louis, with
Jamison, A., 1938
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“History of the Gas
Industry”
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Stetiner Brothers,
NYC, NY
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534 p.
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Sugg, William T.,
1867
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“Gas Manipulation”
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Unknown London
Publisher
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Unknown pages
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Taylor, G.,
1848
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“On Gas Works ….”
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Longmans, London
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24 p.
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Terrace, John,
1948
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“Terrace’s Notebook
for Gas Engineers
& Students”
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Ernest Benn, Ltd.,
London
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968 p.
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Tinkler, C.K., and
Challenger, F.,
1915
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“The Chemistry of
Petroleum and Its
Substitutes”
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Crosby Lockwood,
London
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352 p.; Has two chapters
dealing with coal tar
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United Coke & Gas Co.,
1905 and 1906
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“Production of
Illuminating Gas
from Coke Ovens”
“A Short Treatise
on the Destructive
Distillation of
Bituminous Coal”
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The Company,
NYC, NY
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1905, 16 p.
1906, p. 146 p.
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United Engineers &
Constructors, 1920
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“A Manual of Gas
Distribution”
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The Company, NYC, NY
(UGI subsidiary)
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By W. F. Forstall, noted
Gas Engineer 968 p.
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United Gas Improvement
Company (U.G.I.)
various dates
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“Analysis Report
upon the Granger
Water-Gas”
“Illuminating Water-Gas ….”
“Water-Gas….”
“Water-Gas in The
United States”
“The Lowe Water-
Gas Apparatus
“Carburetted Water Gas”
“The Gas Works Book”
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1885
ca. 1890
ca. 1890
ca. 1890
1890, 29 p.
1911
1917
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The Company,
Philadelphia, PA
UGI formed Sep 1882;
disbanded 1942 by order of U.S. Government
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University of California,
Berkeley,
1917
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“Lectures Delivered
by Edward C. Jones”
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University of
California
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Printed and bound course
notes for Gas Engineering
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U.S. Bureau of Mines,
1923
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“Water-Gas Tar
Emulsions”
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Technical Paper
no. 304, by
Wm. W. Odell
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51 p.
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U.S. Geological Survey,
1909
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“Recent
Development of
the Producer-Gas
Power Plant ….”
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Bulletin no,. 416, by
Robert H. Fernald
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82 p.
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U.S. National Museum
(Smithsonian Institution),
1923
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“Manufactured Gas
in the Home”
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Bull. no. 102, part 8,
by Samuel S. Wyer
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24 p.
Author was Consulting Gas Engineer, of Columbus, Ohio
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U.S. National Research
Council ,
1945, 1963 & 1981
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“Chemistry of Coal
Utilization”
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- 1945, H.H. Lowry, ed.,
1868 p.
- 1963; Supplementary
Volume, H.H. Lowry,
ed., 1142 p.
- 1981, 2nd Suppl. vol.,
M.A. Elliott, ed., 2374 p.
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All editions have some
manufactured gas coverage
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Wagner, Frederick H.,
1914, 1918
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“Coal Gas
Residuals”
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1st ed., McGraw-Hill
Book Co., NYC, NY
1918, 2nd ed.
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179 p.; then 244 p.
Author was Chief Engineer,
Bartlett Hayward Co.,
Baltimore, MD
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Wanklyn, J.A.,
1886
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“The Gas Engineer’s
Chemical Manual”
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Scientific Publ. Co.,
London
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92 p.
Author lived 1834-1906
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Warnes, Arthur R.,
1918
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“Coal Tar
Distillation”
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2nd ed., Van
Nostrand, NYC, NY,
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302 p.
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Webber, William
Hosgood Young,
1907
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“Town Gas and Its
Uses….”
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D. Van Nostrand,
NYC, NY
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275 p.
Author was with Gas Light & Coke Company of London
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Wehrle, George,
1919
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“American Gas Works Practice”
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Progressive Age Publ. Co., NYC, NY
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Author was with Colorado Springs Gas Co., Colorado
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Western Gas Association,
1903
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“All American Gas
Wrinkles”
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Published jointly
with Pacific Coast
Gas Association
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Western Gas Association was at Chicago, Illinois
339 p.
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Weyman, G.,
1922
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“Modern Gas Works
Chemistry”
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Benn Brothers,
London
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184 p.
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Wigginton, R.,
1929
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“Coal Carbonization”
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1st ed., Billiere,
Tindall & Cox,
London
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287 p. Author was at
Univ. of Sheffield, UK
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Winsor, Frederick A.,
1804
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“The Superiority of
the New Patent
Coke over the Use
of Coals”
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Richardson, Royal
Exchange, London
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Unk. p.
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Wyer, Samuel S.
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"A Treatise on Producer Gas and Gas Producers”
“A Catechism on Producer Gas”
“Manufactured Gas
in the Home”
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- McGraw Publishers, 1906,
296p.;1907, 308p
- 1906, McGraw, NYC 42 p.
- Smithsonian Inst. 1923
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Consulting gas engineer, and gas plant valuation engineer, mainly from Columbus, OH
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