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Page 110
... coal . Once the argosies and caravans set out to bring from afar the most costly perfumes , drugs , and spices . To - day we get them from coal . From coal chemists obtain the worst smells and the loveliest perfumes , the most fatal ...
... coal . Once the argosies and caravans set out to bring from afar the most costly perfumes , drugs , and spices . To - day we get them from coal . From coal chemists obtain the worst smells and the loveliest perfumes , the most fatal ...
Page 116
... Coal , Petroleum , and Natural Gas . Our greatest source of power to - day is coal . Coal is stored sunshine of thousands of years ago ! The sun enables plants to grow . Every day the earth's plants absorb thousands of tons of carbon ...
... Coal , Petroleum , and Natural Gas . Our greatest source of power to - day is coal . Coal is stored sunshine of thousands of years ago ! The sun enables plants to grow . Every day the earth's plants absorb thousands of tons of carbon ...
Page 117
... coal , therefore , we diminish by that much our supply of coal . We have scattered about in various places in the United States a stock of coal that would make a mountain 18 miles long , 18 miles high , and 18 miles wide , and we have ...
... coal , therefore , we diminish by that much our supply of coal . We have scattered about in various places in the United States a stock of coal that would make a mountain 18 miles long , 18 miles high , and 18 miles wide , and we have ...
Contents
Factories | 4 |
Marvels of Chemistry in Everyday Life Marston Taylor Bogert | 107 |
E CONQUESTS OF THE FUTURE | 113 |
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