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Illuminating gas consists mainly of Methane , Ethylene and Hydrogen . The experiments with distilling coal were described by John Clayton in 1684 . George Dixon's pilot plant exploded in 1760 , setting back the production of illuminating gas a few years. The first commercial application was in a Manchester Cotton Mill in 1806 . In 1901 , studies of the Defoliant effect of leaking gas pipes lead to the discovery that ethylene is a Plant Hormone . SEE ALSO |
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