Spermaceti - EnergiesNet https://energiesnet.com Latam Energies News Tue, 12 Mar 2024 19:36:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://energiesnet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cropped-Logo-en-ALTAS-final-2-32x32.png Spermaceti - EnergiesNet https://energiesnet.com 32 32 Energy transitions – the decline of whale oil and the rise of petroleum – John Kemp/Reuters https://energiesnet.com/energy-transitions-the-decline-of-whale-oil-and-the-rise-of-petroleum-john-kemp-reuters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=energy-transitions-the-decline-of-whale-oil-and-the-rise-of-petroleum-john-kemp-reuters https://energiesnet.com/energy-transitions-the-decline-of-whale-oil-and-the-rise-of-petroleum-john-kemp-reuters/#respond Tue, 12 Mar 2024 19:36:43 +0000 https://energiesnet.com/?p=29664 By John Kemp Prior to the advent of the modern petroleum industry and the rapid growth of kerosene lamps for illumination, the most prized source of artificial light came from bright and sweet-smelling spermaceti candles, made from the head matter of sperm whales. Spermaceti candles were expensive, which put them out of reach of lower-income …

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