To: Constitution Day
COOL!!!
2 posted on
09/19/2002 1:00:26 PM PDT by
billbears
To: *Old_North_State; **North_Carolina; mykdsmom; Lee'sGhost; KOZ.; borntodiefree; azhenfud; ...
To: Constitution Day
Pharologist-excited bump!!!
To: Hatteras
To: backhoe
FYI!
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"Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, which is expected to be completed in Hatteras by 2004." That oughtta be really cool...I've been visiting the Outer Banks at least once a year since '81 and have read a book or two about all the ships that ran aground there over the years. Very interesting history and someday I'd like to upgrade my scuba license to allow me to go inside some of the many wrecks that dot the waters around the OBX.
FReegards...MUD
To: Jonah Hex
Outer Banks ping!
To: Constitution Day
PBS had a running series on Lighthouses of the US and it was extremely entertaining and well done-probably available commercially now. They devoted some time to the Fresnel lens-glad to see that a part of history has been recovered intact.
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That is pretty cool. I love Hatteras. Great place to surf.
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I need some help finding my car keys?
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That's interesting. I almost bought a fresnel lens 8" x 8" in the stationary store today just because it was a fresnel lens. I believe each prism in the original fresnel lens would have been curved a little rather than flat-faced, a segment of what would have been a huge and really heavy lens if the whole construction were one single piece of glass. The prisms would have to go in a particular place in the frame due to their shape and to get a good lens effect. What was the original light source? A carbon arc or gas lamp?
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Thanks for the post. I remember the first time I saw a fresnel lens at a maritime museum, I thought it was so beautiful. I'm glad they have found this one.
24 posted on
09/19/2002 2:56:25 PM PDT by
pbear8
To: Constitution Day
Jus' a second and let me see what I got down in the basement...
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25 posted on
09/19/2002 3:15:15 PM PDT by
KC Burke
To: Constitution Day
It is cool they found another piece of Americana. Just out of curiosity, who has been picking up the storage tab on this thing all this time? Did they know what they were storing all this time?
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Among the unique aspescts of these lenses is that each light on the Atlantic coast had a different number of panels. This was to vary the flashing patterns coming from the light which in turn enabled mariners to determine which location they were looking at.
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detective work by videographer and author Kevin Duffus of Raleigh, Damn! A detective named "Duffus". I don't know who needs a name change more,him or NASCAR driver Dick Trickle.
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Fantastic!
The Old Pharologist
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