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Street in Newcastle Upon Tyne lit by Swan incandescent electric lamps, 1883. Artist: Unknown

Street in Newcastle Upon Tyne lit by Swan incandescent electric lamps, 1883. Artist: Unknown

1-148-823 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

Street in Newcastle Upon Tyne lit by Swan incandescent electric lamps, 1883. In January 1879 Joseph Wilson Swan (1828-1914) demonstrated his electric lamp in Sunderland and the next month he lit the drawing-room of his house in Newcastle with his lamps. Soon a number of Newcastle streets were lit by Swan lamps. From Les Nouvelles Conquetes de la Science by Louis Figuier. (Paris, 1883).

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  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Louis Figuier: French: Author, scientist
  2. Sir Joseph Wilson Swan: British: Inventor, chemist, physicist
Medium
  1. Engraving
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World Europe United Kingdom England Tyne and Wear Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne

  1. 54 59 17 N , 001 37 10 W
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4533x3859
File Size : 51,249kb

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  1. 006003
  1. 0390006381
  1. 1-148-823
  1. 1148823
  1. 6381
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