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Illumination Home Page - Part I - Part II - Part III - Part IV - Part V

THE HISTORY OF LIGHTHOUSE ILLUMINATION

LENS ROTATION METHODS

•Chariot Wheels
•Ball Bearings
•Mercury Floats

CHARIOT WHEELS

BALL BEARINGS

MERCURY FLOATS

LENS DRIVE METHODS

•Clockworks
-Variations
-Regulators

•Electric Motors

CLOCKWORKS

CLOCKWORK VARIATIONS
	(c)Egbert Koch 2002

REGULATORS
(c)Al Gademsky 2002	(c)Hans Helge Staack 2002	Hans Helge Staack 2002

ELECTRIC MOTORS
(c)Egbert Koch 2002

ROOF STYLES
French Dome with Ball	English Flat with Dome	American Flat

WINDOW VARIATIONS
Rectangular	Lozenge	Diamond

Part I - Part II - Part III - Part IV - Part V
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