Ami Argand

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Genevan chemist (1750-1803)

ScientistsLived 1750 to 1803 · aged 53

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François-Pierre-Amédée Argand, known as Ami Argand was a Genevan physicist and chemist. He invented the Argand lamp, a great improvement on the traditional oil lamp.

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Illustration of the Argand lamp, which appears in Les meirvelles de la science, published in 1867 by Louis Figuier

Argand demonstrating his balloon to George III and Queen Charlotte at Windsor Castle on 26 November 1783

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Ami Argand

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