Bude light — [From Bude, in Cornwall, the residence of Sir G. Gurney, the inventor.] A light in which high illuminating power is obtained by introducing a jet of oxygen gas or of common air into the center of a flame fed with coal gas or with oil. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
