Geordie lamp
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The Geordie lamp was a safety lamp for use in flammable atmospheres, invented by George Stephenson in 1815 as a miner's lamp to prevent explosions due to firedamp in coal mines.
Stephenson's safety lamp shown with Davy's lamp on the left
Plate 1 and descriptive text for this, and plate 2, from page 32-33 of Report Upon the Claims of Mr. George Stephenson, Relative to the Invention of His Safety Lamp, by the Committee Appointed at a Meeting Holden in Newcastle November 1st 1817
George Stephenson's safety lamp as drawn in 1817.
Firedamp
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Firedamp is any flammable gas, typically coalbed methane, that is found in coal mines. It is particularly found in areas where the coal is bituminous. The gas accumulates in pockets in the coal and ad
Geordie lamp
…Geordie lamp was a safety lamp for use in flammable atmospheres, invented by George Stephenson in 1815 as a miner's lamp to prevent explosions due to firedamp in coal mines. In 1815, Stephenson was the engine-wright at the Killingworth Colliery in Northumberland and had been experimenting for several years…
Firedamp (1889) by Constantin Meunier depicts the aftermath of a mining disaster
Coal anthracite