On the safety lamp for preventing explosions in mines, houses lighted by gas, spirit warehouses, or magazines in ships, etc.: with some researches on flame
Auteur :
Davy, Humphry
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108052139
Date de publication :
14 juin 2012
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 x 1,0 cm
Poids :
220 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Self-taught chemist and inventor Sir Humphry Davy (1778–1829) is best known for devising a lamp which allowed miners to work safely in the presence of flammable gases. The invention, which is detailed in this 1825 publication, earned Davy the status of national hero.