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Davy's electric egg, 1883.
Davy's electric egg, 1883. Invented in 1809, it produced intense light from a voltaic arc between the points of two carbon rods. It was not until some years after Humphry Davy's (1778-1829) death that the carbon arc lamp was widely used because the rods need frequent adjustment. Davy used boxwood carbon. From Les Nouvelles Conquetes de la Science by Louis Figuier. (Paris, 1883).
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19th century
B&W
B/W
Black & White
Black and white
BRIGHT
bright idea
Britain
British
CARBON
country
DAVY
Davy's electric egg
electric lighting
Electricity
England
English
Engraving
Humphry
HUMPHRY DAVY
ILLUMINATE
ILLUMINATED
ILLUMINATION
Invention
Light
lighting
lit up
LOCATION
METAPHOR
Monochrome
NINETEENTH CENTURY
Oxford Science Archive
Physics
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Science