John Buddle 19th Century English Mine Manager seems to know more about ventilating a mine, effects of a methane explosion and making Explosion Resistant Stoppings than 21st Century Mining Engineers
http://www.mineaccidents.com.au/uploads/first-report-of-the-sunderland-society-john-buddle(1).pdf John Buddle (1773 -1843) was a famous English Mine Manager during the early 18th Century even though up until 12 months ago I had never heard of him. As…