The Argand Lamp was a useful device full of innovation and ingenuity. The reason it was so much better than candles is because of a hollow tube in the middle of it. This increased the air that reached the flame, meaning that it burned a lot brighter. This meant savings on candles, as the argand lamp burned as bright as about eight candles. Woohoo! This was a big deal for those people who relied on the weak light of fast - melting candles.
A disadvantage was that the heavy, sticky oil would cause several hours of griping and carpet scrubbing if spilled, as well as the possibility of it getting clogged. Nevertheless, the Argand lap was very quickly adopted. One of the reasons It was quickly adopted was because candles were inconvenient and gas lighting... was more convenient but tended to leak and set things on fire because people were not yet experts at pipes. So gas lighting was widely used, especially in theatres, even though it burned hundreds of theatres down before electric lighting came along.
So, who was the inventor? Well, the inventor's name was Francois Argand, an ingenious inventor who was tried in court for potential copyright by hot air balloon makers. He partnered with Matthew Boulton in England, and they struggled to keep up with the increasing demand for the product. American Winslow Lois copied the product for use on his lighthouse, which has been extremely useful and saved thousands of lives. As a conclusion to this essay, the Argand Lamp was and is extremely influential on the world.
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