!!!Petroleum

Kerosene, paraffin oil, hydrocarbon oil derived from petroleum, the 
most important lighting fuel (kerosene lamps) from the middle of the 
19th century up to the introduction of gas lighting and the use of 
electricity. The storage capacity of the wick sufficed to ensure 
constant and adequate luminosity. In addition, paraffin oil was used 
for heating purposes and to operate farm engines, which were, however, 
soon superseded by diesel engines.


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