19th Century furnace for gas lighting. Historical artwork showing a coal-fired furnace designed by the Scottish engineer William Murdoch (1754-1839) in 1798 to produce gas for lighting the Boulton and Watt factory in Soho,London,UK. The furnace heats coal to the point of decomposition and the resulting gases pass out through a chimney (upper right). The gasses were then fed through a system of pipes and lit to illuminate the interior of the factory's main building. Published circa 1867-1870 | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Library of Congress |
Bildgröße: | 3780 px × 4666 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Restrictions: | - |