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, ...
PORT TOWNSEND — Point Wilson Lighthouse is lit once again with its original 1879 Fresnel lens. Out of commission for decades, the historic lens was relit on Oct. 29. “Relighting this historic optic is ...
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How lighthouse lenses shaped safer seas
From the rocky coasts of Scotland to the harbors of ancient Alexandria, lighthouse lenses have been guiding mariners with unmatched precision for centuries. The breakthrough Fresnel lens design ...
PORT TOWNSEND — The United States Lighthouse Society will host an event Saturday to celebrate the restoration of Point Wilson’s historic 1879 Fresnel lens. The light from the Fresnel lens is replacing ...
At a remote lighthouse on the English coast, I toured the tower and saw a starfish of beams reaching 20 kilometres across the sea from its revolving glass crown. I imagined the light sucking vast ...
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