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Essays on the History of Mechanical EngineeringThe Sulphur Mining Industry in Sicily

Essays on the History of Mechanical Engineering: The Sulphur Mining Industry in Sicily [A brief history of the Sicilian sulphur industry from the mid-19th to the mid-20th centuries. Inhumane working conditions of “zolfatari” and “carusi”. Machines for the extraction of ore. Trade and export of sulphur: French and British merchants. Systems for melting sulphur. The Herman Frasch process and the end of the Sicilian world sulphur monopoly. The Cozzo Disi sulphur mine in Casteltermini: project of restoring and transforming it into a “Museum Mine”. The role of sulphur in the Italian Government’s decision to colonize Libya. An adventurous Sicilian explorer: Ignazio Sanfilippo.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Essays on the History of Mechanical EngineeringThe Sulphur Mining Industry in Sicily

Part of the History of Mechanism and Machine Science Book Series (volume 31)
Editors: Sorge, Francesco; Genchi, Giuseppe
Ferrara, Vincenzo
Essays on the History of Mechanical Engineering — Nov 25, 2015
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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
ISBN
978-3-319-22679-8
Pages
111 –130
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-22680-4_8
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Abstract

[A brief history of the Sicilian sulphur industry from the mid-19th to the mid-20th centuries. Inhumane working conditions of “zolfatari” and “carusi”. Machines for the extraction of ore. Trade and export of sulphur: French and British merchants. Systems for melting sulphur. The Herman Frasch process and the end of the Sicilian world sulphur monopoly. The Cozzo Disi sulphur mine in Casteltermini: project of restoring and transforming it into a “Museum Mine”. The role of sulphur in the Italian Government’s decision to colonize Libya. An adventurous Sicilian explorer: Ignazio Sanfilippo.]

Published: Nov 25, 2015

Keywords: Sulphur Mine; Sulphur Deposit; Steam Engine; Head Frame; Molten Sulphur

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