Bude-Light
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A Bude-Light was a very bright oil lamp invented by Sir Goldsworthy Gurney, patented by him on 8 June 1839 and named after Bude, Cornwall, where he lived.
Bude Light in the south-east corner of Trafalgar Square, now lit by electricity. The lamp's granite column has been converted into a police post, sometimes described as "London's smallest police station".
Bude Light 2000
Argand lamp
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The Argand lamp is a type of oil lamp invented in 1780 by Aimé Argand. Its output is 6 to 10 candelas, brighter than that of earlier lamps. Its more complete combustion of the candle wick and oil than
Bude-Light
…on 8 June 1839 and named after Bude, Cornwall, where he lived. As first developed, the light worked by introducing pure oxygen into the centre of an Argand burner. It was claimed to be a cheap way of producing a bright light: the unburned carbon in the oil flame burned incredibly brightly and an intense, white…
An Argand lamp in use in A Portrait of James Peale, done in 1822 by Charles Willson Peale
Argand lamp with circular wick and glass chimney. Illustration from Les Merveilles de la science (1867–1869) by Louis Figuier.
An astral lamp, an Argand lamp designed so that the reservoir does not cast a separate shadow
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