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  1. davy-lamp

    The Davy lamp is a safety lamp for use in flammable atmospheres, invented in 1815 by Sir Humphry Davy. 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.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Davy-Lamp

    a lamp encased in gauze wire which, while it admits oxygen to feed the flame, prevents communication between the flame and any combustible or explosive gas outside.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of davy-lamp in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of davy-lamp in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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