Coal in Victorian Britain, Part I, Volume 1

Coal is a topic that has been, remains, and will continue to be of significant interest to those concerned with the causes, course and consequences of industrialization and de-industrialization. This six-volume, reset collection provides scholars with a wide variety of sources relating to the Victorian coal industry.

General Introduction, Introduction, A Survey, The Uses of Coal, The Nuisances of Coal, Knowledge: Exploration and Geology, Knowledge: Engineering, Knowledge: Physiology and Medicine, The Growth of Knowledge, The Engineering Institutes and the Education of Engineers and Miners, Editorial Notes