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Discovery of Paraffin

Great Britain · Science / Chemistry. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1851Date range
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1851

James Young1851

London · Science / Chemistry

Patents a means of producing paraffin from the distillation of coal

Names involved

James Young

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