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use in lighthouses
- In lighthouse: Lighthouses of antiquity
…1st century ce, candles or oil lamps were used in lanterns with panes of glass or horn.
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In 1782 a Swiss scientist, Aimé Argand, invented an oil lamp whose steady smokeless flame revolutionized lighthouse illumination. The basis of his invention was a circular wick with a glass chimney that ensured an adequate current of air
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