Drummond
/ˈdrʌmənd/Now historical
noun
Attributive and in the genitive. Designating a lamp which produces an intense light by the incandescence of a piece of lime when it is heated (typically by an oxyhydrogen flame). Chiefly in Drummond light.
- Invented by the Scottish engineer Thomas Drummond 1825 as an aid for conducting geographical surveys in conditions of low visibility..
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. From the name of Thomas Drummond, Scottish army officer and civil engineer, who invented the lamp.
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