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Illustrates the essential role of coal in the industrial revolution and explains how this vital resource is mined and used in today's world. Full description
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Where in the world?
- How coal was formed
- Different types of coal
- Early history
- Steam power
- Surface mining
- Underground mines
- Generating electricity
- Industrial resource
- Transporting coal
- Environmental problems
- Today and tomorrow
- Glossary
- Index.