Unpublished paper, on the prevention of disaster in coal mines by J [John] Senhouse
Reference number: AP/8/22
Date: 25 May 1810
Description
Senhouse offers a solution to the problem of gas buildup leading to explosions in coal mines. Senhouse's solution relies on irrigation via a fire engine pipe used to create a 'shower' within the mine, inspired by methods used to clear the air at the bottom of a disused well.
Subject: Industry
Written by Senhouse at Whitehaven [Cumbria, England] and addressed to Joseph Huddart.
- Reference number
- AP/8/22
- Earliest possible date
- 25 May 1810
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Unpublished paper, on the prevention of disaster in coal mines by J [John] Senhouse, 25 May 1810, AP/8/22, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_8_22/unpublished-paper-on-the-prevention-of-disaster-in-coal-mines-by-j-john-senhouse, accessed on 22 January 2026
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