Lighthouse Construction and Illumination

Klappentext This comprehensive text on different types of lighthouse for different locations was published by 1881 by the internationally acknowledged expert. Zusammenfassung Thomas Stevenson (1818–1887) was a member of the exceptional dynasty of Scottish engineers. This book of 1881 was the result of a lifetime of study and practice by an internationally renowned expert on lighthouse illumination, covering lighthouses of all types and for all situations, with many illustrations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Lighthouse construction; 2. Lighthouse illumination adapted to the illumination of every azimuth, or of certain azimuths only, by light of equal power, acting either constantly or periodically; 3. Azimuthal condensing system for distributing the light unequally in different directions either constantly or periodically; 4. Distinctive characteristics of lights; 5. The illumination of beacons and buoys; 6. The electric light; 7. Statistics of lighthouse apparatus; 8. Sources of illumination; 9. Miscellaneous subjects connected with lighthouses; 10. Fog-signals; Appendix; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Stevenson, Stevenson Thomas
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.12.2010
• EAN: 9781108026895
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02689-5
• No. of pages: 326
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Technology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History, History of engineering and technology, History of engineering & technology