Davy lamp
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Davy lamp
First recorded in 1810–20; named after Sir H. Davy
Example Sentences
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John DaviesKirkby in Cleveland, North Yorkshire • The container of the Olympic flame flown into the UK is actually a Davy lamp, invented by Sir Humphry Davy 200 years ago to prevent explosions in coalmines.
From The Guardian • May 23, 2012
He thought perhaps the butty would let him go down with his Davy lamp.
From Taking Tales Instructive and Entertaining Reading by Kingston, William Henry Giles
Recently, M. Eugene Godard has obviated a portion of this difficulty by fitting a chimney, like that which is found of such incalculable service in the case of the Davy lamp.
From Wonderful Balloon Ascents by Marion, F. (Fulgence)
Have you ever heard of the Humphrey Davy lamp?
From The Wonder Island Boys: Treasures of the Island by Finlay, Roger Thompson
He maintains, in opposition to Sir Humphry Davy, that the Davy lamp acts by its heat and rarefaction, and not from Sir H. Davy's theory, that flame is cooled by a wire-gauze covering.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 329, August 30, 1828 by Various
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