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What did first nations people eat?
They ate deer, fish, and buffalo. as well as berries nuts and roots
The cause of the great reduction in whale population within the past 200 years is most likely?
over-killing for whale products
When were candles first made?
Sometime about 3000 BC, the Egyptians made candles out of reeds soaked in tallow (animal fat); they also made beeswax candles. The Romans are credited with inventing the wick. Check out the related link for more info.
What species does dino saurs fall under?
the septosaurs the whale and sea urchin there
How did Gouverneur Morris die?
He died by sticking a whale bone in his urinary system to relieve blockage .
What are whale oil lamps?
Whale oil lamps are lamps from the 1800s that were lit with whale oil. (: Whale oil lamps are lamps from the 1800s lit by whale oil. who ever wrote that sucks
What are whale oil?
Whale oil lamps are lamps from the 1800s that were lit with whale oil. (: Whale oil lamps are lamps from the 1800s lit by whale oil. who ever wrote that sucks
What products do people whale hunt for?
oil for oil lamps
What new use for whale oil found in the 1900s?
Whale oil was used for lamps. This is was very popular because whale oil was brighter and did not smell.
What new use was whale oil used in the 1900s?
Whale oil was used for lamps. This is was very popular because whale oil was brighter and did not smell.
Why were whales hunted in the 1800s?
The whole whale had some economical value. The meat was considered low value and went for dog food and such. The hide was water proof material. Whale bone was decorative and constructive material. Whale oil was used for street lights and lamps in general. The single most valuable part however was whale vomit which had applications as a perfume.
Why did petroleum oil replace whale oil in lamps?
i dont now
What was whale used for?
whale blubber was used for oil to power lamps etc. the teeth could be carved and put on display
What new use for whale oil was found in the 1900's?
Whale oil was used for lamps. This is was very popular because whale oil was brighter and did not smell.
Why did people use oil from whales?
The primary use for whale oil was for fuel in oil lamps. (This was made obsolete with the invention of electricity and electric lamps.)
What new England industry quell collapsted with the discovery of oil in Pennsylvania?
Whaling was once a major industry in New England. Whale oil in lamps was the main source of illumination in the dark. But, when petroleum oil began to be extracted pumped from the ground and refined into kerosene for lamps, the demand for whale oil plummeted.
What kind of oil is used in old wall oil lamps?
Kerosene and before that, whale oil.
