Deck prism
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deck-prism-285-6033817
title:
Deck prism
text:
A deck prism, or bullseye, is a prism inserted into the deck of a ship to provide light down below. For centuries, sailing ships used deck prisms to provide a safe source of natural sunlight to illuminate areas below decks. Before electricity, light below a vessel's deck was provided by candles, oil and kerosene lamps—all dangerous aboard a wooden ship. The deck prism laid flush into the deck, the glass prism refracted and dispersed natural light into the space below from a small deck opening wi
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Way of transmitting light from the sun to the inside of a boat
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deck_prism
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date modified:
2023-12-27T18:36:08Z
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