Davy lamp Humphry Davy
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Davy lamp
Original model for a miners' safety lamp by Humphry Davy. Davy created the lamp for use in coal mines, he discovered that a flame enclosed inside the fine mesh does not ignite firedamp (methane and other flammable gases) thus preventing explosions.
ca. 1815
- Image reference: RS-8476
- The Royal Society
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