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... light is a guide to mariners for eighteen miles . The next step in advance was the adop- tion of reflectors , which gave rise to the catoptric system , which was universal for ... light , electric light , magnesium , and | 380 LIGHTHOUSES .
... light is a guide to mariners for eighteen miles . The next step in advance was the adop- tion of reflectors , which gave rise to the catoptric system , which was universal for ... light , electric light , magnesium , and | 380 LIGHTHOUSES .
Page 381
lime light , electric light , magnesium , and | far from perfect , and would have all light- gas . Sir William Thomson , however , houses so distinguished that they could considers that " the lighthouse of the not possibly be mistaken ...
lime light , electric light , magnesium , and | far from perfect , and would have all light- gas . Sir William Thomson , however , houses so distinguished that they could considers that " the lighthouse of the not possibly be mistaken ...
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... light , be- hold ! the port red light - and that mov- ing ! Oh , see ! how it recedes , wavering - flickering through the whirling vapor of the storm ! And there again is the green light ! Is it a witch's dance , or are they strange ...
... light , be- hold ! the port red light - and that mov- ing ! Oh , see ! how it recedes , wavering - flickering through the whirling vapor of the storm ! And there again is the green light ! Is it a witch's dance , or are they strange ...
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