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1. www.researchgate.net › publication › 308415783_Light(PDF) Light : Readings in Theatre Practice - ResearchGate

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   Aug 21, 2013 · How does it make meaning? This volume explores the creative potential of light in the theatre. Through a wide range of extracts from historical accounts, new research and rare documents, some...

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2. www.sciencedirect.com › science › articleLet there be light! Sir Joseph Swan and the incandescent ...

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   Mar 1, 2013 · Another problem was the lack of a cheap electrical supply to make lighting by arc or incandescent a practicable proposition. It was not till 1862 that a commercial electrical arc lighting system appeared in GB at Dungeness lighthouse following earlier trials at the South Foreland Lighthouse in 1856. 6.

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3. journals.sagepub.com › doi › 10The Development of Street Lighting in Great Britain - J. M ...

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   The present notions of the theory of four systems of lighting—non-cutoff, semi-cutoff, cutoff, and unidirectional systems—are described and a brief review of modern lanterns is given. The outstanding problems of street lighting are stated.

4. www.terryewell.com › BriefHistoryStageLightingA Brief History of Stage Lighting - Terry Ewell

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   1817: Gas-lighting systems are installed in London's two legitimate houses: Drury Lane and Covent Garden. 1820s: Gas light is in experimental use in most countries of the Western World. 1840s: Gas lighting is widely adapted and the gas table (control board) makes its appearance.

5. www.researchgate.net › publication › 328812811(PDF) Urban lighting masterplan – origins, definitions ...

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   Mar 1, 2019 · This book explores the needs and experiences of people at night and how these can be addressed by public lighting. It will give readers the confidence to develop more sophisticated lighting...

6. www.architectural-review.com › essays › from-pillarFrom pillar to lamp post: lighting city streets - The ...

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   Sep 7, 2021 · Street lighting might seem like a product of modernity, but there is little new about it. The Romans illuminated their city streets at night and Islamic cities from Baghdad to Cordoba were lit when most of Europe was living in – in terms of street lighting – the so-called Dark Ages.

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   When was the first stage light invented?

   • 1780s: Swiss chemist Aime Argand develops the modern oil lamp which soon replaces the candle as the primary light source. Mounting Positions: The same as with candles--Chandeliers, Foot lights, and Ladders in the wings. 1816: The world's first gas stage-lighting system is installed at the Chestnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia.

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   What type of light is used in the 1820s?

   • 1820s: Gas light is in experimental use in most countries of the Western World. light. Mounting Positions: Footlights, Border Lights (horizontal "strip lights" hung between each pair of scenic borders), and Wing Lights (vertical "strip lights" between each pair of scenic wings).

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   Where did lighting design come from?

   • Many believe that the modern concept of lighting design began with his writings. In Die Musik und die Inszenierung (Music and Staging) (1899) he distinguished three kinds of stage light. Painted Light, the highlight and shadows painted on the scenery by the scenic artist. This static, painted light, was not a part of Appia's vision.

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   When was street lighting invented?

   • Since 1896. Street lighting might seem like a product of modernity, but there is little new about it. The Romans illuminated their city streets at night and Islamic cities from Baghdad to Cordoba were lit when most of Europe was living in – in terms of street lighting – the so-called Dark Ages. A simple piece of street furniture changed it all.

   From pillar to lamp post: lighting city streets

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   What are the four systems of lighting?

   • The present notions of the theory of four systems of lighting—non-cutoff, semi-cutoff, cutoff, and unidirectional systems—are described and a brief review of modern lanterns is given. The outstanding problems of street lighting are stated. View all access and purchase options for this article. 1. B.S. 307: 1927. 2. Paterson C. C.,

   The Development of Street Lighting in Great Britain

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   When did Modern Theatres switch to electric lights?

   • 1890s: By the end of the 19th century most "modern" theatres have switched from gas lights to the much safer electric lights. 1903: Kliegl Brothers installs an electrical lighting system with 96 resistance dimmers (and 20 additional dimmers for house lights) at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. See the illustration below.

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8. link.springer.com › chapter › 10A Very Brief History of Light - SpringerLink

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   Dec 14, 2016 · All the studies on light from the antiquity until the middle of nineteenth century were based on incoherent light sources such as the sun, candle light, sodium lamp, or light bulb. In 1950s a new coherent source of light was invented, first in the microwave region and then in the optical region.