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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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