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February 3, 2012 2:13 PM
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As you soon discover, this is a cooperation between the Deutsches Technikmuseum and some gas companies, to highlight the gaslight era, beautify a public space, and presumably give a nice, happy, nostalgic cast to the natural gas industry.
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January 31, 2012 2:49 PM
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January 31, 2012 2:38 PM
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The word lamp is derived from the Greek word lampas meaning torch.
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January 31, 2012 12:26 PM
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January 31, 2012 12:10 PM
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I apologise to my readers for not posting my usual Romanian architectural history daily articles since last Sunday. That was due to unforeseen health problems of one of my close family members an...
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January 29, 2012 3:19 PM
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January 29, 2012 3:09 PM
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When electric power was in its infancy, there was a debate on how exactly to light up a city. Today we have settled on streetlights lining the sidewalks, but once upon a time, they had giant towers that re-created the moon.
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January 27, 2012 4:24 PM
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Age: 110 years and counting (as of June 2011); Installed: First installed at the fire department hose cart house on L Street in 1901. Shortly after it moved to the main firehouse on Second. In 1903 it was moved to the new ...
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January 27, 2012 4:17 PM
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History Before incandescent lamps, gas lighting was employed in cities.
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January 31, 2012 2:51 PM
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On peut remonter fort loin, dans le temps en France, pour rencontrer une mention d'éclairage public.
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January 31, 2012 2:46 PM
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BloombergNew Light-Bulb Battle a Breeze Compared With Edison's: EchoesBloombergEnlarge image 0127bv_echoes_sidebar 0127bv_echoes_sidebar Environmentalists are increasingly pressuring us to give up incandescent lighting in favor of compact...
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January 29, 2012 3:20 PM
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January 29, 2012 3:10 PM
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#tumblr “ Sodium street lighting on the Liverpool section of the east lancs road in Merseyside, England, 1937 ” (Photo: #tumblr › Sodium street lighting on the Liverpool section of the east lancs road in Merseyside,...)...
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January 27, 2012 4:27 PM
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From Edison inventing the first filament to the last products designed by GE, this section will provide you with an impressive lighting background.
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January 27, 2012 4:22 PM
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A Visit to Edison Square 1959USA TODAY (blog)There would be a brick paved street, the most modern of electric and gas-powered “horseless carriages” and, of course, “brand new” electric street lights instead of Main Street's gas lamps.
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January 27, 2012 4:17 PM
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Liveable Cities Series: Illuminating the path to sustainable lightingeco-business.comBut, as Professor Rea notes, investment in LED street lighting can be risky for several reasons.
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