Hi,
I have received the following query which I cannot add any useful
information to. Perhaps someone here could help this gentleman.
Cheers.
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In message <[log in to unmask]>, Douglas
Allchin <[log in to unmask]> writes
>Dear Mr. Williams,
>
>I am a historian of science in the U.S. and I have been looking at James
>Hutton's work on coal. I am looking for background information that would
>give me a better picture of Scottish coal, especially in the late 1700s.
>Would you be able to help me or point me to appropriate resources in your
>domain?
>
>Hutton published a very important document on "Coal and Culm" in 1777, with
>implications for taxing of coal shipments. I am not clear about his use of
>the term 'culm', as it appears very different from the use today. He was
>learly referring to the quality of the coal (that presumably could be used
>in brick and lime kilns), not waste.
>
>I am also interested to know what types (ranks) of coal were being mined at
>that time, and what was customary in terms of assessing the different
>qualities of coal.
>
>Yours truly,
>Douglas Allchin
>
>
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>Douglas Allchin
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