Book contents
- The Smoke of London
- Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History
- The Smoke of London
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Conventions
- Prologue: The Smoke of London
- Part I Transformations
- 1 The early modernity of London
- 2 Fires: London’s turn to coal, 1575–1775
- 3 Airs: smoke and pollution, 1600–1775
- Part II Contestations
- Part III Fuelling leviathan
- Part IV Accommodations
- Bibliography
- Index
2 - Fires: London’s turn to coal, 1575–1775
from Part I - Transformations
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 March 2016
- The Smoke of London
- Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History
- The Smoke of London
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Conventions
- Prologue: The Smoke of London
- Part I Transformations
- 1 The early modernity of London
- 2 Fires: London’s turn to coal, 1575–1775
- 3 Airs: smoke and pollution, 1600–1775
- Part II Contestations
- Part III Fuelling leviathan
- Part IV Accommodations
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
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- The Smoke of LondonEnergy and Environment in the Early Modern City, pp. 17 - 31Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2016