Bude light
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Bude light
A large Bude light in Trafalgar Square. Invented by Sir Goldsworthy Gurney and patented in 1839, the light worked by introducing oxygen gas into the middle of a standard oil lamp flame. The unburned carbon in the oil flame burned incredibly brightly and an intense, white light was produced from the weak, yellow flame of the oil lamp. A single Bude light was used to light Gurneys castle (in Bude, Cornwall) using a set of prisms and reflectors
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© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
1839 Brightly Bude Burned Carbon Flame Goldsworthy Gurney Incredibly Intense Introducing Invented Lamp Oxygen Patented Produced Standard Trafalgar Unknown Weak Worked
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