Hefner lamp

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English

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Etymology

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Invented by Friedrich von Hefner-Alteneck in 1884.

Noun

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Hefner lamp (plural Hefner lamps)

  1. A flame lamp used in photometry that burns amyl acetate and has been used as a standard for measuring luminosity in parts of Europe.

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