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The Sacred Fire
Juan José Gómez Cadenassubject
BambooHistoryNatural gasbusiness.industrySubmarine pipelineChinabusinessArchaeologyMountdescription
The fire on Mount Parnassus that gave rise to the temple of the Oracle of Delphi was not the only spontaneous outflow of natural gas known to the Ancient World. People in ancient India, Persia and China knew about these fen fires, and there they also used to attribute them to supernatural causes, at least until 500 BC, when the Chinese built the first gas pipelines––using bamboo!––many centuries ahead of the West, as on many other occasions.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-01 |