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James Paraffin Young Obtained a Patent for the Extraction of Paraffin From Shale, Starting the Chemical Industry in West Lothian.
Section: James Paraffin Young obtained a patent for the extraction of paraffin from shale, starting the chemical industry in West Lothian.
October 17, 1850
Ireland
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