Saturday, June 7, 2014

The Fresnel Lens

Fanale dei Pisani, lighthouse, port of Livorno
After the restoration works the lighthouse is at last free of the scaffolding. Here is a detail of the recently repainted top, with the Fresnel lens clearly visible inside the lantern.

See also: The Lighthouse - The Caged Lighthouse - On Top of the Lighthouse
External links: Lighthouse - Fresnel lens (Wikipedia)
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13 comments:

  1. RevrunnerJune 7, 2014 at 12:18 AM

    Reminds me of the work recently completed on both the Hatteras and Bodie lighthouses in North Carolina.

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  2. William KendallJune 7, 2014 at 1:30 AM

    It is a beauty. Lighthouses have always appealed to me.

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  3. Taken For GrantedJune 7, 2014 at 2:28 AM

    Beautifully restored lighthouse. They look fine even though they are no longer needed for navigation, they are a romantic link with the past.

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  4. JackJune 7, 2014 at 2:43 AM

    This is certainly a big improvement.

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  5. RandyJune 7, 2014 at 2:45 AM

    Can you imagine a camera lens that big?

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  6. DinaJune 7, 2014 at 10:41 AM

    Ah, it is beautiful!

    Decades ago I had a tour in the very top of the Grosse Point lighthouse just north of Chicago and I remember how exciting it was to see the huge lens up close.
    The tower was built in the 1870s. Today it is a park and museum and has the only remaining second-order Fresnel lens on the Great Lakes.

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  7. LowellJune 7, 2014 at 3:09 PM

    Very impressive. The renovation was a success! Love that blue sky!

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  8. GreensboroDailyPhotoJune 7, 2014 at 3:37 PM

    So beautiful and what an important image of your community!

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  9. UnknownJune 7, 2014 at 6:54 PM

    It looks great! Santa Marta Lighthouse at Cascais has now a museum in which one room is full of lens on display. I was totally amazed by the beauty and SIZE of them.

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  10. KarlJune 7, 2014 at 7:25 PM

    Fascinating!

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  11. cieldequimperJune 7, 2014 at 8:18 PM

    Fresnel lenses have always literally fascinated me, especially when you can see them up close... Not that I can walk up to the lens of any lighthouse at the moment!

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  12. HalcyonJune 8, 2014 at 8:02 PM

    It's looking very nice!

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  13. Luis GomezJune 9, 2014 at 3:25 AM

    Beautiful! It looks great VP.

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