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Josephus states that its light could be distinguished at forty - five miles distance ; it fell so recently as A.D. 1303. From this building pharos came to be the general name for light- house , and still exists in the French phare .
Josephus states that its light could be distinguished at forty - five miles distance ; it fell so recently as A.D. 1303. From this building pharos came to be the general name for light- house , and still exists in the French phare .
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The light thrown from a guide to mariners for eighteen miles . parabolic reflector is sent out in parallel The total number of lights in Great rays , and can be seen for a great distance .
The light thrown from a guide to mariners for eighteen miles . parabolic reflector is sent out in parallel The total number of lights in Great rays , and can be seen for a great distance .
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lights . He recommends the abolition of lights revolving at different intervals , which , he says , are often ... eclipsing it at intervals , thus by light and darkness showing the letters on Morse's plan ; the length be- tween the dots ...
lights . He recommends the abolition of lights revolving at different intervals , which , he says , are often ... eclipsing it at intervals , thus by light and darkness showing the letters on Morse's plan ; the length be- tween the dots ...
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