Wilhelm Albert

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Wilhelm Albert

German mining official

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…was developed in 1831–34 by Wilhelm Albert, a mining official of Clausthal in the Harz mountains in Lower Saxony. Even when first tried for hauling and hoisting in his mine, it proved so superior to hemp rope in serviceability and cost that its use soon became widespread in European mining.…
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…was developed in 1831–34 by Wilhelm Albert, a mining official of Clausthal in the Harz mountains in Lower Saxony. Even when first tried for hauling and hoisting in his mine, it proved so superior to hemp rope in serviceability and cost that its use soon became widespread in European mining.…
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