The Inflammability of Illinois Coal Dusts (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from The Inflammability of Illinois Coal Dusts The present paper is a report of a detailed study of the bituminous dusts of Illinois mines, and is a part of the investigations conducted by the bureau in cooperation with the Illinois State Geological Survey and the department of mining engineering of the University of Illinois. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
















A Laboratory Study of the Inflammability of Coal Dust (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from A Laboratory Study of the Inflammability of Coal Dust The reader should remember that any laboratory method, since it involves conditions that differ so greatly from those of actual mining, should be thoroughly tested, and the results Obtained by it should be confirmed by experiments conducted on a scale simulating mining conditions before final conclusions are drawn. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




The Humidity of Mine Air


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Excerpt from The Humidity of Mine Air: With Especial Reference to Coal Mines in Illinois The Bureau of Mines, in carrying out one of the provisions of its organic act to disseminate information concerning investigations made prints a limited free edition of each of its publications. When this edition has been exhausted copies may be obtained at cost price only through the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C, who is the authorized agent of the Federal Government for the sale of all publications. The Superintendent of Documents is not an official of the Bureau of Mines. His is an entirely separate office and he should be addressed: Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. The general law under which publications are distributed prohibits the giving of more than one copy of a publication to one person. Additional copies must be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents. The price of this bulletin is 10 cents. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




The Spontaneous Combustion of Illinois Coal


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Excerpt from The Spontaneous Combustion of Illinois Coal: Thesis In the maritime world, the storage of coal is one of the great problems of today. When it is remembered that our large battle ships and ocean greyhounds use upwards of 500 tons of coal per day. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




The Spontaneous Combustion of Coal


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Excerpt from The Spontaneous Combustion of Coal: With Special Reference to Bituminous Coals of the Illinois Type On assembling the results of many investigations in this field, it was found that the primary conditions which lead to spontaneous combustion are considered to be as follows. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.