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Humphrey Davy, English inventor of the safety lamp for miners, dies.
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- 30 Sep 2019
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, May 25). Humphrey Davy, English inventor of the safety lamp for miners, dies.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083912
South African History Online (2012) 'Humphrey Davy, English inventor of the safety lamp for miners, dies.', South African History Online, 25 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083912 (Accessed: 27 September 2026).
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"Humphrey Davy, English inventor of the safety lamp for miners, dies.." South African History Online, 25 May 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083912. Accessed 27 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Humphrey Davy, English inventor of the safety lamp for miners, dies.." South African History Online. May 25, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083912.
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