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Argand lamp
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<p>The Argand lamp is a type of <a href="/facts/Oil_lamp/g69IsMsg">oil lamp</a> invented in 1780 by <a href="/facts/Aim%25C3%25A9_Argand/P1uFmyEU">Aimé Argand</a>. Its output is 6 to 10 <a href="/facts/Candela/grEDstnw">candelas</a>, brighter than that of earlier lamps. Its more complete combustion of the <a href="/facts/Candle_wick/HQvrteM7">candle wick</a> and oil than in other lamps required much less frequent trimming of the wick. </p><p>In France, the lamp is called "Quinquet", after <a href="/facts/Antoine_Quinquet/E4Qwl5Y8">Antoine-Arnoult Quinquet</a>, a <a href="/facts/Pharmacist/YakY9Lk9">pharmacist</a> in Paris, who used the idea originated by Argand and popularized it in France. Quinquet sometimes is credited with the addition of the glass chimney to the lamp. </p>