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Lighthouses: Lighting the Lights
A description of the early lights used in lighthouses and how these lights evolved into what they are today. Explains the contributions of Fresnel to the development of these lights; discusses the Fresnel orders.
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Smithsonian Libraries: Scientific Identity: Augustin Jean Fresnel (1788 1827)
A portrait of Augustin Jean Fresnel from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.