This article is about the production of artificial light. For the human behavior, see Gaslighting.
"Gaslight" redirects here. For other uses, see Gaslight (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Fart lighting.
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Gas lighting in the historical center of Wrocław, Poland, is manually turned off and on daily.
Gas lighting is the production of artificial light from combustion of a fuel gas such as hydrogen, methane, carbon monoxide, propane, butane, acetylene, ethylene, coal gas (town gas) or natural gas. The light is produced either directly by the flame, generally by using special mixes (typically propane or butane) of illuminating gas to increase brightness, or indirectly with other components such as the gas mantle or the limelight, with the gas primarily functioning as a heat source for the incandescence of the gas mantle or lime.[1]
Before electricity became sufficiently widespread and economical to allow for general public use, gas was the most prevalent method of outdoor and indoor lighting in cities and suburbs, areas where the infrastructure for distribution of the gaseous fuel was practical.[1] When gas lighting was prevalent, the most common fuels for gas lighting were wood gas, coal gas and, in limited cases, water gas.[2] Early gas lights were ignited manually by lamplighters, although many later designs are self-igniting.[3]
Gas lighting now is frequently used for camping, for which the high energy density of the hydrocarbon fuel, combined with the modular nature of canisters on which camping lights are built, allows for bright and long lasting light to be produced without complex equipment.[1] In addition, some urban historical districts retain gas street lighting, and gas lighting is used indoors or outdoors to create or preserve a nostalgic effect.[4]
^ abcSweeney, Morgan. "Before Electricity, Streets Were Filled with Gas Lights". mcgill.ca. McGill University Office for Science and Society. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
^Binder, Frederick Moore (October 1955). "Gas Light". Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies. 22 (4): 359–373. JSTOR 27769625. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
^Arsiya, Iklim (29 April 2017). "Jobs of Yesteryear: Obsolete Occupations". dailysabah.com. Daily Sabah. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
^Patowary, Kaushik. "The Last Gas Streetlights". amusingplanet.com. Amusing Planet. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
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