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As we mark National Lighthouse Day, we hear about the technology that saved lives and built empires. If you were to rewind 224 years, on this day Congress would have just approved an act, that on its ...
Henry Petroski's insightful review of Theresa Levitt's "A Short Bright Flash" (Bookshelf, Sept. 23) omits a tremendously important modern use of Augustin Fresnel's groundbreaking lighting and lens ...
University of Mississippi history professor Levitt details the birth and golden age of a maritime icon in this fascinating book. The story starts in France in the early 1800s with physicist Augustin ...
The Harbour Town Lighthouse on Hilton Head Island is shining with a more historical glint these days after the installation of a Fresnel lens, the likes of which have guided mariners around the world ...
A piece of Kewaunee's history will now be accessible to everyone. On Thursday, the Kewaunee Pierhead Lighthouse Fresnel Lens was removed and taken to the Kewaunee County Historical Center. “We are ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In the early nineteenth century, ...
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