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"...gas lighted above an iron gauze (a, Fig. 11) does not catch fire below the gauze because the heat of the flame is conducted away by the iron." -Brownlee 1907

Bunsen Burner

"...gas lighted above an iron gauze (a, Fig. 11) does not catch fire below the gauze because the heat…

"The electric screen. A screen of wire gauze surrounding a delicate electrical instrument will protect it from external electrostatic induction." -Hawkins, 1917

Electric Screen

"The electric screen. A screen of wire gauze surrounding a delicate electrical instrument will protect…

A hand wrapped in a bandage.

Bandaged hand

A hand wrapped in a bandage.