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Early Lighting Devices

Argand lamps

By the end of the eighteenth century there were many inexpensive fuels that gave a bright light when burned in lamps. Some mixtures combined turpentine with alcohol and were highly explosive. Several new types of lamps were made to overcome the danger of explosion.

Argand lamps

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