Gas lighting
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Gas lighting is the production of artificial light by burning a fuel gas. Light may be produced directly by the flame or indirectly by heating another material to incandescence, as in a gas mantle or
Gas lighting in the historical centre of Wrocław, Poland, is manually turned off and on daily.
An illustration of designs of lamplights, c. 1900
Passersby marvel at new gaslighting (London, 1809)
Workmen laying gas pipes under London's streets (George Scharf, British Museum)
Gas mantle
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An incandescent gas mantle, gas mantle or Welsbach mantle is a device for generating bright white light when heated by a flame. The name refers to its original heat source in gas lights which illumina
Gas lighting
…artificial light by burning a fuel gas. Light may be produced directly by the flame or indirectly by heating another material to incandescence, as in a gas mantle or limelight. During the period when gas lighting was widespread, its principal fuel was coal gas; natural gas later replaced coal gas in many places…
A Coleman white gas lantern mantle glowing at full brightness
Hot gas mantles. The lowest visible mantle has partially broken, reducing its light output
An 85 mm Chance Brothers Incandescent Petroleum Vapour Installation
Gas mantle in a street lamp (cold)