Illustrations of the theory and practice of ventilation : with remarks on warming, exclusive lighting, and the communication of sound (1844)
Reid, D. B. (David Boswell), 1805-1863 · London : Longman, Brown, Green, & Longmans · leaf 247
is produced by a stream ofgalvanism proceeding (in vacuo) from one piece of charcoal to an-other, and more or less nearly into contact, according to the powerof the galvanic battery employed. The general appearance re-presented by such an apparatus, is given in the accompanyingfigure. This light… … hitherto it has not heen so economically produced, nor so steadilysustained, as is required for practical purposes. 526. The lime-hall light, introduced hy the late Captain
