The Electric Mirror on the Pharos Lighthouse and Other Ancient Lighting
Publisher: The Einhorn Press
Published: April 15, 2006
Format: Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780965754583
Subjects: Technology / History; Curiosities and wonders; Egypt; Electric arc; Electricity; Lighting; Pharos (Lighthouse); Technology; History / Ancient / General
First sentence: On a low-lying island protecting one of the rare harbors interrupting the flat, featureless, Mediterranean seacoast of Egypt, a mighty lighthouse once stood.