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The smoke of London : energy and environment in the early modern city /

"The Smoke of London uncovers the origins of urban air pollution, two centuries before the industrial revolution. By 1600, London was a fossil-fueled city, its high-sulfur coal a basic necessity for the poor and a source of cheap energy for its growing manufacturing sector. The resulting smoke...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cavert, William M.
Format: Printed Book
Series:Cambridge studies in early modern British history
Subjects:
Air
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University of Calicut

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Call Number: 363.73870942 CAV/S
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