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Drummond light

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Drummond light


Origin:
1835–45; named after Capt. T. Drummond (1797–1840), British engineer
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Drummond light 
"torch that burns calcium oxide (lime) and gives off intense white light," 1854, named for Scottish engineer Capt. Thomas Drummond, R.E., (1797-1840), who invented it c.1825.
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