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THE catastrophe at Woodend Colliery on Friday last again directs attention to the connection generally believed to exist between explosions of fire-damp and atmospheric changes. The real nature of this connection is but little, if at all, understood. From time to time observations have been taken with the view of throwing some light on the subject, but as the observations in one mine were discussed without reference to what may have been occurring in other districts, the results have not added much to our knowledge. Meteorology, however, is now sufficiently advanced to permit the adoption of another and more satisfactory method of dealing with the question.
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HARRIES, H. Meteorology and Colliery Explosions. Nature 34, 361 (1886). https://doi.org/10.1038/034361a0
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