(Library ebook) A Short Bright Flash: Augustin Fresnel and the Birth of the Modern Lighthouse
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| #1098684 in Books | Levitt Theresa | 2015-01-12 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.30 x.70 x5.50l,.0 | File Name: 0393350894 | 288 pages | A Short Bright Flash Augustin Fresnel and the Birth of the Modern Lighthouse
||10 of 10 people found the following review helpful.| A Short Bright Flash – Augustin Fresnel and the Birth of the Modern Lighthouse|By Peter H Hames|If you have ever visited a lighthouse then you have probably marveled at the huge lens that focuses the light into a single beam visible for miles at sea. I did not realize that the Fresnel lens was named for a Frenchman who revolutionized the scientific thinking of 1800&rsq||“It is rare that we see a lighthouse-related book, historical in nature, with the level of research that was put into A Short Bright Flash. Theresa Levitt’s superior work has illustrated the genius and ongoing legacy of Augustin
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Augustin Fresnel (1788–1827) shocked the scientific elite with his unique understanding of the physics of light. The lens he invented was a brilliant feat of engineering that made lighthouses ... [PDF.up00] A Short Bright Flash: Augustin Fresnel and the Birth of the Modern Lighthouse Rating: 4.70 (628 Votes)
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