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When within the memory of living men, the gas-burner took the place of the time-honoured oil-lamp, the improvement, both as regards the brilliancy of the light and the eon-veaience of the user, was so great that the ultimate condition of perfection appeared to have been reached. Nothing apparently remained for the engineer to effect but improvements in the details of the works and apparatus, so that this great boon of modern times might be utilisedto the largest extent. It is only in recent years that much attention has been bestowed upon the utilisation of by-products, with a view of cheapening the cost of production of the gas,and that the consumer has become alive to the importance of having a gas of high illuminating power and free from nauseous constituents, such as bisulphide of carbon, thus providing a gentle stimulant forsteady progress on the part of the gas-works manager.
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On Gas Supply Both for Heating and Illuminating Purposes 1 . Nature 24, 153–156 (1881). https://doi.org/10.1038/024153a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/024153a0