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The Wand of Science Story of the Flame Safety Lamp by David S. Barrie. |
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The Wand of Science - Miners Flame Safety Lamps
Collecting British Miners Flame Safety Lamps?Interested in their history? For the first time ever a book has been published covering this very subject – from the birth of the lamp in 1815 to the present day. It is packed full of illustrations, over two hundred and sixty full colour pictures of actual lamps and many other line drawings including advertisements. There are over 200 pages in A4 format. There have only been 250 copies published, and the majority have already been sold. It is highly unlikely that there will be a reprint owing to the substantial costs involved. See ‘Order Your Copy’ for pricing and postage. The book is also published on CD Rom with appendices including catalogues, research material used as well as copy of 1913 approvals and the seminal work by Hardwick and O’Shea. This auto runs on any Windows PC, from interactive start pages. This site features book and chapter details plus the option of downloading a few pages from one chapter to give a flavour of the work. Please navigate from the left hand navigation bar. The Wand Of Science A cage of open network in a tissue of wire, holding flame, as it were, bound and imprisoned within its cell. The resources of mechanical ingenuity having been exhausted, the terrified miner, in consternation and alarm, petitioned the chemical philosopher to see whether these subterranean thunders could not be subdued by some agency... PROVIDENCE pointed to Sir. H. Davy, the beautiful problem was solved and the rejoicing miner saw at length his enemy in prison-shorn of his strength and fluttering in a cage. When we traverse the lone and dreary chambers and subterranean avenues of the mine, guided safely by means so slender, the mind is impressed with a powerful conflict of feeling, and the wonder is enhanced as we view the elements of explosive flame flashing in the harmless coruscations within the circle which the WAND OF SCIENCE has described around the ANGEL OF DEATH.' John Murray 1833 Download Sample Chapter - Gas Detecting Develops |