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Davy lamp

safety lamp for use in flammable atmospheres
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Davy lamp

Summary

Davy lamp ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (873 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Davy lamp is credited with the discovery of Humphry Davy[2].
  • Humphry Davy is named after Davy lamp[3].
  • Davy lamp is a type of safety lamp[4].
  • Davy lamp's Commons category is recorded as Davy lamp[5].
  • Davy lamp's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • Davy lamp's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[7].

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Definition and Type

Davy lamp is a type of safety lamp[4].

Origins

Humphry Davy is named after Davy lamp[3].

Why It Matters

Davy lamp ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (873 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

Humphry Davy

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1je33m
    Named after → —
    Described by source → Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
    Discoverer or inventor → Humphry Davy
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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