The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work, Volume 7Americana Corporation, 1962 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... coke for several days . The coke yield was about 50 per cent of the coal . We have evidence that coke was used by Euro- pean silversmiths in the Middle Ages , but the first modern reference is a recommendation for carbonizing coal made ...
... coke for several days . The coke yield was about 50 per cent of the coal . We have evidence that coke was used by Euro- pean silversmiths in the Middle Ages , but the first modern reference is a recommendation for carbonizing coal made ...
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... Coke track Lorry track Charging hole Oven Door Water main Coke wharf Beehive ovens , similar in shape to old- fashioned beehives , were actually meilers in which the covering of wet coke and earth was replaced by a permanent circular ...
... Coke track Lorry track Charging hole Oven Door Water main Coke wharf Beehive ovens , similar in shape to old- fashioned beehives , were actually meilers in which the covering of wet coke and earth was replaced by a permanent circular ...
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... Coke Development . - European countries were ahead of the United States in carbonizing coal through slot - type ovens . Not until 1893 did the first oven coke plant appear in the United States . Although it was built solely for chemical ...
... Coke Development . - European countries were ahead of the United States in carbonizing coal through slot - type ovens . Not until 1893 did the first oven coke plant appear in the United States . Although it was built solely for chemical ...
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