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  2. Humphry Davy - Wikipedia

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    Sir Humphry Davy, 1st Baronet, FRS, MRIA, FGS (17 December 1778 – 29 May 1829) was a British chemist and inventor who invented the Davy lamp and a very early form of arc lamp.

  3. Himalayan salt - Wikipedia

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    Himalayan salt (coarse) Himalayan salt from Khewra Salt Mine near Khewra, Punjab, Pakistan Himalayan salt is rock salt mined from the Punjab region of Pakistan. The salt, which often has a pinkish tint due to trace minerals, is primarily used as a food additive to replace refined table salt but is also used for cooking and food presentation, decorative lamps, and spa treatments.

  4. Davy lamp - Wikipedia

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    The Davy lamp is a safety lamp used in flammable atmospheres, invented in 1815 by Sir Humphry Davy. [1] It consists of a wick lamp with the flame enclosed inside a mesh screen. It was created for use in coal mines , to reduce the danger of explosions due to the presence of methane and other flammable gases, called firedamp or minedamp .

  5. History of salt - Wikipedia

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    Collected salt mounds Naturally formed salt crystals Ancient method of boiling brine into pure salt in China. Salt, also referred to as table salt or by its chemical formula NaCl (sodium chloride), is an ionic compound made of sodium and chloride ions. All life depends on its chemical properties to survive.

  6. Fostoria Shade and Lamp Company - Wikipedia

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    As the largest lamp producer in the United States, Fostoria Shade and Lamp Company had numerous colorful products that were very popular. [55] It was Kopp's skills in design and color that enabled the company to achieve a position of international renown. [56] Among products made that were not lamps or shades were salt and pepper shakers.

  7. Timeline of lighting technology - Wikipedia

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    Stanley lit 23 businesses along a 4000 feet length of main street stepping a 500 AC volt current at the street down to 100 volts to power incandescent lamps at each location. [8] 1893 GE introduces first commercial fully enclosed carbon arc lamp. Sealed in glass globes, it lasts 100h and therefore 10 times longer than hitherto carbon arc lamps ...

  8. Sodium-vapor lamp - Wikipedia

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    When the lamp is first started, it emits a dim red/pink light to warm the sodium metal; within a few minutes as the sodium metal vaporizes, the emission becomes the common bright yellow. These lamps produce a virtually monochromatic light averaging a 589.3 nm wavelength (actually two dominant spectral lines very close together at 589.0 and 589. ...

  9. Evan Thomas (inventor) - Wikipedia

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    Evan Thomas (died after 1881) was a Welsh ironmonger who became an inventor and manufacturer of safety lamps for miners. He was the original proprietor of the Cambrian Lamp Works, established in Aberdare in 1860.