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invented a valve which could be adjusted to deliver pulses of acetylene into the lamp. A pilot light, which burns continuously, then ignited them. The pattern of flashes (known as the light's
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639:Argand lamp
494:Lighthouses
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136:( –1959)
120:(1922–1960)
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68:lighthouses
37:carbide gas
33:Dalén light
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875:Wiktionary
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710:Light dues
679:Lewis lamp
634:Aerobeacon
563:Screw-pile
429:AGA cooker
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269:2022-09-29
208:Naish 1985
189:Naish 1985
151:References
130:Skerryvore
72:AGA cooker
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1034:Linde plc
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353:Linde plc
298:11 August
240:cite book
144:Argentina
80:acetylene
61:sun valve
855:Category
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575:(acting)
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124:Celarain
108:Michigan
86:Examples
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515:Museums
443:Related
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806:Global
751:Europe
736:Africa
720:Tender
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