events

Jesse Fell burns anthracite on an open grate as an experiment in heating homes with coal.

Jesse Fell

American politician

Jesse Fell was an early political leader in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He was one of the first Pennsylvanians to successfully burn anthracite on an open air grate. Anthracite differs from wood in that it needs a draft from the bottom, and Judge Fell proved with his grate design…
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Anthracite

Hard, compact variety of coal

Anthracite, also known as hard coal and black coal, is a hard, compact variety of coal that has a submetallic lustre. It has the highest carbon content, the fewest impurities, and the highest energy density of all types of coal and is the highest ranking of coals.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

February 11

Day of the year

February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 323 days remain until the end of the year.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)