A lens manufactured in France in 1902 is shining high atop Montauk Point Lighthouse once again. Earlier this month the U.S. Coast Guard relit the clamshell-shaped Fresnel lens, which guided mariners ...

The unique history of the Crooked River Lighthouse’s lens in Carrabelle, Florida. The Crooked River Lighthouse’s Executive Director, Steve Allen, shares with us the unique qualities of the Fresnel ...

The popular French lens design was originally created for lighthouses The popular French lens design was originally created for lighthouses is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who ...

On Monday, expert lampist Chad Kaiser got to work disassembling the more than 100-year-old Fresnel lens at the Dali Museum in Monterey. “Compared with several other lenses around the country, it is in ...

NEWBURYPORT — The fourth order Fresnel lens, a guiding light and beloved piece at the Custom House Maritime Museum since the late 1970s, will soon return to its original home at Pomham Rocks ...

Repairs to a 1937 motor that rotates the historic Fresnel lens at the Point Cabrillo Lighthouse have restored the workings after 275 days. Almost 90 years after it was first installed in the historic ...

The Fresnel lens was considered breakthrough technology in its era. French physicist Augustin Fresnel began life as a slow learner. He could barely read by age 8. However, his dogged ability to solve ...

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A piece of Kewaunee's history will now be accessible to everyone. On Thursday, the Kewaunee Pierhead Lighthouse Fresnel Lens was removed and taken to the Kewaunee County Historical Center. “We are ...

Struck by the beauty and lore of lighthouses, journalist Hailey Branson-Potts shares her favorites from across the state — ...

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