Discovery of Gas-Lighting
T Hatchard
Genre: | Letter, Rejoinder |
Subjects: | Discovery, Chemistry, Technology, Light, Navigation, Steam-power |
People mentioned: | William Murdoch , Archibald Cochrane (9th Earl of Dundonald) , Mr Campion , Frederick A Winsor |
Institutions mentioned: | Trinity House |
Claims to have been the first to use coal-gas lighting, but to have been unsuccessful in attempting to apply the process commercially. | |
See also: | ML1/10/290a/1 |
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