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To: Constitution Day
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.
29 posted on 09/19/2002 4:52:25 PM PDT by StarfireIV
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To: StarfireIV
Interesting.

Don't beacons today flash at set intervals in the same way, though?

42 posted on 09/19/2002 5:54:59 PM PDT by Constitution Day
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