Describes ancient lighthouses built by the Phoenicians and Greeks, then details development of lighthouses from seventeenth-century wood-fired beacons to today's state-of-the-art solar-powered lights. Readers are treated to a fascinating chronicle of lighthouse technology and architecture, with focus on how lighthouses have evolved over the centuries. Full-color cutaway diagrams show the inner workings of a lighthouse and describe how its lens system operates.
Bound, cloth with original dustjacket (protected with removable cellophane), 192pp., 25x33.5cm., richly illustr. in col., in very good condition. ISBN: 9780764153495.
25x33cm
192 pp.
Barrons 2001 New York
