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Fluorescent lamp

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These lamps make bright light.

Fluorescent lamps artistic.jpg
Fluorescent lamps artistic.jpg
They look like long tubes. They use a special gas inside. This helps them glow. They save more power than old bulbs. This helps us save energy. Do you see these lights?

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Early Cooper Hewitt mercury vapor lamp.jpg
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Peter Cooper Hewitt.jpg
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Germicidal Lamp 2.jpg
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