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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cavert, William M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Colección:Cambridge studies in early modern British history.
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