Drummond light

American  

noun

1. calcium light.

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Etymology

Origin of Drummond light

1835–45; named after Capt. T. Drummond (1797–1840), British engineer

Example Sentences

Vesta, Sirius, and many others burned with a brightness that recalled my first view of the Drummond light, and seemed to dazzle my eyes when I fixed my gaze upon them.

From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Knox, Thomas Wallace

In Oliver Twist he denounces the parish system in its care of orphans, and throws a Drummond light upon the haunts of crime in London.

From English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction by Coppee, Henry

This becomes heated to whiteness, and emits an intense light know as the Drummond light, used already for special purposes of illumination.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 623, December 10, 1887 by Various

I was proud, you know, of my engine,   Holding it steady that night, And my eye on the track before us,   Ablaze with the Drummond light.

From The Canadian Elocutionist by Howard, Anna Kelsey

When this flame impinges on a piece of lime, we have the dazzling Drummond light.

From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John