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Illustration

Mark Cartwright
by Science Museum, London
published on 16 March 2023
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A Davy lamp, a safety lamp designed by Humphrey Davy (1778-1820) in 1815 for coal miners. The lamp's flame could not escape the mesh and so did not set alight dangerous gases in mine shafts. In addition, a gauge could tell a miner if such gases had built up to dangerous levels since they reduced the flame inside. The safety lamp saved many lives and miners became dependent on it.

Science Museum, London.

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London, S. M. (2023, March 16). Davy Lamp. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17200/davy-lamp/

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London, Science Museum,. "Davy Lamp." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 16, 2023. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17200/davy-lamp/.

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London, Science Museum,. "Davy Lamp." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 16 Mar 2023. Web. 26 Jul 2024.

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