Thank you to Nina for my morning rabbit hole in this ancient light.
Many early lighthouses used braziers of coal or wood and to get sufficient suppliers to the lighthouse site was expensive.
Many early lighthouses used braziers of coal or wood and to get sufficient suppliers to the lighthouse site was expensive.
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Nina Baker
@thearclampman.bsky.social Interesting part in the article about the nature of the lamp itself.
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Some lamps used clockwork fans to create drafts and the ancients had a whole tower within which they could create a convection draft.
We may never know the secret