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Jan 1, 1000
ancient greeks discover natural gas
aproximatley 1000 b.c. the greeks discover natrual gas escaping from caverns -
Jan 1, 1500
the chinese harness natrual gas
roughly 500 b.c. the chinsese use natural gas by filtering it into a glass and lighting it on fire as a latern -
the french see native americans using flares
french explorers saw native americans lighting escapeing gas from the ground -
natural gas made from coal is used in houses for heat
natrual gas was first industrialized in england -
The USA commercializes natrual gas lamps
baltimore and maryland are lit with gas lamps -
the first well dug specfically for natural gas is dug
in fredonia new york a well is dug to harvest natural gas for lamps -
natural gas is mined for the first time
colonel edwin drake finds natural gas in an oil well -
natural gas is used in the bunsen burner
the bunsen burner invented by robert bunsen the basis for gas based stoves -
the us government regulates natural gas production
the market had limits put on it as 1821, the first well specifically intended to obtain natural gas was dug in Fredoniaery few companies harvest it and there is a high demand for natural gas -
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