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IT was suggested to me by a friend to use a Nernst lamp in a lantern. On trying the experiment I have found that a one ampere 220 volts Nernst lamp gives quite a fair result in a small lantern, certainly very much better than could be got with oil wicks, and when put at a small angle from the horizontal the filament gives a very concentrated light. For lantern purposes it would be quite possible to remove the heating coil and to start the lamp by means of an alcohol flame. Indeed, I think that a special Nernst burner could be made for lanterns, giving a high candle power and fitted with a suitable fitting, which would largely replace limelight, and it would even in many cases replace the arc lamp where a powerful light was not required. There can be no doubt whatever about its convenience.
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TURNBULL, C. Nernst Lamps in Lanterns. Nature 67, 464 (1903). https://doi.org/10.1038/067464d0
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