1855-1895: Gas lighting
 

142: "The quantitative change in lighting levels [during this era] was huge. A single gasolier was the equivalent of a dozen candles. It has been estimated that between 1855 and 1895 the actual amount of illumination (expressed in candlepower) in an average Philadelphia household increased twentyfold."

> from Witold Rybczynski's Home: A Short History of an Idea (1986)

> tagged with #timeline, #energy

> created Aug 11, 2025 at 9:05:22 PM


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