Argand burner

American  

[ahr-gand, -gahnd, -guhnd] / ˈɑr gænd, -gɑnd, -gənd /

noun

1. a type of oil or gas burner in which air is fed directly into the flame through a metal tube inside a cylindrical wick.

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Etymology

Origin of Argand burner

1780–90; named after Aimé Argand (1750–1803), Swiss scientist

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Argand burner

Good illumination is important, and may be obtained from an electric light, or from a Welsbach or Argand burner.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

He wrote the famous inventor of the Argand burner fully upon the subject in August, 1787, and constructed some lamps which proved great successes.

From James Watt by Carnegie, Andrew

In this case an Argand burner was employed burning five cubic feet of gas per hour.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 520, December 19, 1885 by Various

In the case of a well-trimmed Argand oil-lamp, or an Argand burner for gas, the flame is in general most intensely hot, and the light is of a clear white character.

From American Woman's Home by Beecher, Catharine Esther

In 1853 Frankland showed an Argand burner consisting of a metal ring containing a series of holes from which jets of gas issued.

From Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization by Luckiesh, Matthew