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Invention of Miners Lamp

Great Britain · Science / Technology. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1815Date range
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Chronological records

1815

Humphrey Davy1815

London · Science / Technology

Invents the Miners Safety Lamp

Names involved

Humphrey Davy

Provenance

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