Davy lamp (English Wikipedia)
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archive.org (Global: 6th place; English: 6th place)
- Paris, John Ayrton (1831). The Life of Sir Humphry Davy, Late President of the Royal Society, Foreign Associate of the Royal Institute of France ...: In 2 volumes. Vol. II. Colburn & Bentley.
- Smiles, Samuel (1857). "Chap. X.: Invents the "Geordy" Safety Lamp.". The Life of George Stephenson, Railway Engineer. London: John Murray. pp. 95–132.
- Sykes, John (1835). An account of the dreadful explosion in Wallsend Colliery, on the 18th June, 1835, to which is added a list of explosions, inundations, &c. which have occurred in the Coal Mines of Northumberland and Durham ... Newcastle: John Sykes. (Sykes was the publisher of the Newcastle Courant)
- The Report of the South Shields Committee, appointed to investigate the causes of Accidents in Coal Mines. London: Longman, Brown, Green, & Longmans. 1843.
- Report from the Select Committee on Coal Mines, together with the Proceedings of the Committee, Minutes of Evidence, Appendix and Index. London: by order of the House of Commons. 1852.
bbc.co.uk (Global: 8th place; English: 10th place)
- Prior, Neil (26 September 2015). "Mining museum celebrates 200 years of Davy Lamps". BBC News. Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
We're not especially interested in valuing them, most are only worth about £50 or £60, but some of the rarest and oldest examples can sell for over £500.
books.google.com (Global: 3rd place; English: 3rd place)
- Brandling, C J (chair) (1817), Report upon the claims of Mr. George Stephenson, relative to the invention of his safety lamp, by the committee appointed at a meeting holden in Newcastle on the First of November 1817, Newcastle: Emerson Charnley, p. 17
- Thompson, Roy (2004). Thunder underground: Northumberland mining disasters, 1815–1865. Landmark. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-84306-169-4. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- Stephenson, George (1817). A description of the safety lamp, invented by George Stephenson, and now in use in Killingworth Colliery (Second ed.). London.
- Anon (1817). Report upon the claims of Mr. George Stephenson, relative to the invention of his safety lamp. Newcastle: S. Hodgson.
doi.org (Global: 2nd place; English: 2nd place)
- Davy, Humphry (1816). "On the Fire-Damp of Coal Mines, and on Methods of Lighting the Mines So as to Prevent Its Explosion". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 106: 1. doi:10.1098/rstl.1816.0001.
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babel.hathitrust.org
- Life of Alexander Von Humboldt, Vol. I (1872) Karl Bruhns (ed), Chapter III by Julius Lowenberg, p.152 in German. Translated to English in 1873 by Jane and Caroline Lassell.
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This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Library of Congress.
heritagephotoarchive.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)
- Protector Safety Lamp Company, Eccles at Heritage Photo Archive. Accessed 7 July 2012
icheme.org (Global: low place; English: low place)
- Grove, J R (1968). "The Measurement of Quenching Diameters and their Relation to the Flameproof Grouping of Gases and Vapours" (PDF). Third Symposium on Chemical Process Hazards with Special Reference to Plant Design LChem.E. Symposium Series. 25. London: Institution of Chemical Engineers: 53. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
independent.co.uk (Global: 36th place; English: 33rd place)
- Peck, Tom Let the flames begin: Beckham gets the home fires burning The Independent, 19 May 2012. Accessed 12 July 2012
jkdey.com (Global: low place; English: low place)
- J. K. Dey and Sons Official website. Accessed 7 July 2012
lindal-in-furness.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)
- "Miners' Lamps". History of Lindal & Marton. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
loc.gov (Global: 70th place; English: 63rd place)
- Life of Alexander Von Humboldt, Vol. I (1872) Karl Bruhns (ed), Chapter III by Julius Lowenberg, p.152 in German. Translated to English in 1873 by Jane and Caroline Lassell.
in the public Domain via Library of Congress Accessed 21 Dec 2021 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Library of Congress.
minerslamps.net (Global: low place; English: low place)
- Brief History of the Miner's Flame Safety Lamp Archived 26 August 2003 at the Wayback Machine at minerslamps.net. Accessed 7 July 20121
nationalminingmuseum.com (Global: low place; English: low place)
- "Celebrating 200 Years of the Flame Safety Lamp". National Mining Museum. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
physicaldigital.com (Global: low place; English: low place)
- "3D scanning the original Davy Lamp". Physical Digital. 2 May 2016. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
rhondda-cynon-taf.gov.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)
webapps.rhondda-cynon-taf.gov.uk
- Aberdare – Cambrian Lamp Works – E. Thomas & Williams at Rhondda Cynon Taf Library Service. Accessed 7 July 2012
si.edu (Global: 340th place; English: 295th place)
si.edu
- Smithsonian (October 2022). "Safety Lamps". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- Smithsonian (October 2022). "Electric Lamps". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
americanhistory.si.edu
- "Safety Lamps". americanhistory.si.edu. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
web.archive.org (Global: 1st place; English: 1st place)
- Brief History of the Miner's Flame Safety Lamp Archived 26 August 2003 at the Wayback Machine at minerslamps.net. Accessed 7 July 20121
- Grove, J R (1968). "The Measurement of Quenching Diameters and their Relation to the Flameproof Grouping of Gases and Vapours" (PDF). Third Symposium on Chemical Process Hazards with Special Reference to Plant Design LChem.E. Symposium Series. 25. London: Institution of Chemical Engineers: 53. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- Prior, Neil (26 September 2015). "Mining museum celebrates 200 years of Davy Lamps". BBC News. Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
We're not especially interested in valuing them, most are only worth about £50 or £60, but some of the rarest and oldest examples can sell for over £500.
- "3D scanning the original Davy Lamp". Physical Digital. 2 May 2016. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
woodlibrarymuseum.org (Global: low place; English: low place)
- "Davy Lamp". Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology. Retrieved 26 February 2025.