The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Bude-Light — is a very bright oil lamp that works by introducing oxygen into the centre of an Argand burner. It was invented by Sir Goldsworthy Gurney and named after the place where he lived: Bude, Cornwall, United Kingdom. They were used to light the House… … Wikipedia
BUDE-LIGHT — a very brilliant light produced by introducing oxygen into the centre of an Argand burner, so called from the place of the inventor s abode … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Bude burner — Bude burn er [See {Bude light}.] A burner consisting of two or more concentric Argand burners (the inner rising above the outer) and a central tube by which oxygen gas or common air is supplied. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Okehampton to Bude Line — Legend … Wikipedia
North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway — Legend … Wikipedia
North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway — Halwill–Torrington Streckenlänge: ca. 32[1] km Spurweite: 1435 mm (Normalspur) … Deutsch Wikipedia
Goldsworthy Gurney — Infobox Person name = Sir Goldsworthy Gurney caption = Goldsworthy Gurney in earlier life. birth date = 14 February 1793 birth place = Treator near Padstow, Cornwall, England death date = 1875 death place = other names = known for = occupation… … Wikipedia
Goldsworthy Gurney — Sir Goldsworthy Gurney Goldsworthy Gurney Naissance 14 février 1793 Treator près de Padstow, Cornouailles, Angleterre, (Angleterre) Nationalité … Wikipédia en Français
Argand lamp — The Argand lamp was invented and patented in 1780 by Aimé Argand. It greatly improved on the home lighting oil lamp of the day by producing a light equivalent to about 6 to 10 candles. It had a circular wick mounted between two cylindrical metal… … Wikipedia
Wadebridge — infobox UK place country = England map type=Cornwall official name= Wadebridge cornish name= Ponsrys static static image caption =The Platt in Wadebridge looking at the Clock Tower latitude= 50.5177 longitude= 4.8352 population= 6,351 (Civil… … Wikipedia
