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The economy of a coal-field : an exposition of the objects of the Geological and Polytechnic Society of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and of the best means of attaining them

Archive Print part: Early Science 3 1807/BUD

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Title: The economy of a coal-field : an exposition of the objects of the Geological and Polytechnic Society of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and of the best means of attaining them

Level: Piece

Classmark: Early Science 3 1807/BUD

Creator(s): Johnston, James Finlay Weir (1796-1855)

Additional creator(s): Geological and Polytechnic Society of the West Riding of Yorkshire (Other)

Publisher: Andrews

Publication city: Durham

Date(s): 1838

Language: English

Size and medium: 78 p

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/249280

Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991015815259705181

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Errata: p. 78.


"Lecture... delivered at the second quarterly meeting of the Geological and Polytechnic Society of the West Riding of Yorkshire, in May ... [1838] and ... published at their request."--P. [3].


Goldsmiths'-Kress library of economic literature, no. 30329.

Additional description

Bound with 9 other publications in a volume lettered: Tracts on the coal trade. Volume contents: 1. Buddle, J.: Search for coal, 1807 -- 2. Mining of Jarrow colliery [uncatalogued], 1808 -- 3. McCulloch, J. R.: Remarks on the coal trade, 1830 -- 4. Sharp, Sir C.: Practice of the coal trade, [1830] -- 5. London and Edinburgh philosophical magazine and journal of science, vol. V, Jul.-Dec. 1834 -- 6. Johnston, J. F. W.: Economy of a coal-field, 1838 -- 7. Reports, valuation, and estimates ... Oakwood Coal and Iron Company, 1839 -- 8. Anti-monopolist: Remarks on the present state of the coal trade, 1843 -- 9. Watson, J. Y.: Compendium of British mining, 1843 -- 10. Sopwith, T.: National importance of preserving mining records, 1844

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