In the 19th century mining was a very dangerous business ... In 1815, after many miners were killed in several explosions in north-east England, Humphry Davy was asked if he could make a light ...

"Before the 19th Century and iron and coal were fully developed ... it would "probably have been regarded the same way Cornwall is - a part of England", he said. Mr Thompson compared the situation ...

Whalers in action. Historical view from the 19th century. Wood engraving after a paintig (The ... [+] Flurry, c. 1848) by William Charles Duke (Irish-Australian painter, 1814 - 1853) in Allport ...