Abstract:EARLY USE OF NATURAL GAS
The earliest occurrence of natural gas is not clearly known, but it is believed that it was observed in the earliest of times. Some accounts indicate that the Chinese used natural gas many years before the birth of Christ as a fuel for the evaporation of brine.
The inhabitants of Persia and the Russian Caucasus were a cult of fire worshippers who flourished for many years prior to 636 A.D., and it is reported that they used natural gas in certain rel… Show more
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