File:Medical arc lamp.jpg
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English: A medical carbon arc lamp from around 1909. It consists of two carbon rod electrodes supplied with mains current creating an electric arc between them, which emitted a brilliant white light. Arc light was rich in ultraviolet light and was used to treat various skin conditions. |
| Date | before 1909 |
| Source | Retrieved April 19, 2013 from Herbert McIntosh 1909 Practical Handbook of Medical Electricity, Therapeutic Publishing Co., Boston, USA, p. 86, fig. 51 on Google Books |
| Author | Herbert McIntosh |
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