Chapter The Historic Lighthouses of the Italian Coasts

The tall tower building with an intense light source on the top, visible far away, called a lighthouse in English, takes its name in the Romance languages of faro. The fuels used to produce lighting have progressively adapted to the times: bundles of dry wood, olive oil, wax candles, sperm whale fat...

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Main Authors:	Benincasa, Fabrizio, De Vincenzi, Matteo, Fasano, Gianni
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Firenze University Press 2025
Subjects:	Ancient lighthouses Navigation Ancient Meteorology Sailing techniques
Online Access:	ONIX_20250801T173835_9791221505566_301
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