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Distribution, Emission and Control of Thermal Energy

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Building Services

Part of the book series: Macmillan Building and Surveying Series ((BASS))

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Abstract

The first application of central heating, where the source of heat is located some distance away from the area that is to be heated, is credited to the Lacedaemonians of Greece [5.1], who in 350 B.C. constructed a temple in Ephesus, in which hot gases, derived from burning lignacite, were passed through conduits built into the floor.

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  1. Anglia Polytechnic University, UK

    George Hassan PhD, MCIBSE, MIMechE, MIMarE

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Hassan, G. (1996). Distribution, Emission and Control of Thermal Energy. In: Building Services. Macmillan Building and Surveying Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-11952-3_5

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