William Light (27 April 1786 – 6 October 1839), also known as Colonel Light, was a British-Malayan naval and army officer. He was the first Surveyor-General...

George Town in 1786. Light was the father of William Light, who founded the city of Adelaide in South Australia in 1836. Francis Light was born in Dallinghoo...

William Light (1786–1839) was the first Surveyor-General of the Colony of South Australia. William Light may also refer to: Bill Light (William C. Light...

Light bulb Traffic light Lights (musician) (born 1987), Canadian singer-songwriter Light Records, a record label Light (Matisyahu album) (2009) Light...

William Sidney "Cap" Light was a Texas lawman from 1884 until his death in 1893, when he accidentally shot himself. He had a shining reputation, except...

Light, visible light, or visible radiation is electromagnetic radiation that can be perceived by the human eye. Visible light spans the visible spectrum...

King William IV, the city was founded in 1836 as the planned capital for the only freely-settled British province in Australia. Colonel William Light, one...

for the River Light, the south bank of which forms much of the council area's northwest border. The river is named after William Light, the first Surveyor-General...

The Empire of Light (French: L'Empire des lumières) is the title of a succession of paintings by René Magritte. They depict the paradoxical image of a...

By Dawn's Early Light is an HBO original movie, first aired in 1990. It is based on the 1983 novel Trinity's Child, written by William Prochnau. In 1991...

the capital city of South Australia. They were laid out by Colonel William Light in his design for the city, and originally consisted of 2,300 acres...

William Frederick Light (1 March 1878 — 10 November 1930) was an English first-class cricketer. Light was born at Winchester in March 1878. A professional...

22, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2019. "William DuVall - 'Til The Light Guides Me Home". July 17, 2019. DuVall, William (September 30, 2019). ""White Hot,"...

Kingston (23 August 1807 – 26 November 1880) was the Deputy Surveyor to William Light, engaged to survey the new colony of South Australia. He arrived in...

Ridgway, 1834, p.6 Henry Capper and William Light, South Australia: Extracts from the Official Dispatches of Colonel Light, ... letters of settlers ... [and]...

Garden Suburb", "Garden Suburb, Adelaide", "Light Garden Suburb", "William Light Garden Suburb", "Light Gardens" and at least half-a-dozen other names...

to anchor in Holdfast Bay on the advice of Surveyor-General, Colonel William Light. The foundation of South Australia is usually considered to be the proclamation...

is one of six squares designed by the founder of Adelaide, Colonel William Light, who was Surveyor-General at the time, in his 1837 plan of the City...

William C. Light (born January 8, 1949) is an American farmer and politician. He was a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from 1999 until 2011...

The speed of light in vacuum, commonly denoted c, is a universal physical constant that is exactly equal to 299,792,458 metres per second (approximately...

(carrying Governor John Hindmarsh) was on its way. Surveyor-General Colonel William Light, who had two months to complete his tasks, rejected locations for the...

by the colonial surveyor William Light, and was the only town planned by him other than Adelaide. William Jacob used Light's plans and laid out the town...

The Light of the World (1851–1854) is an allegorical painting by the English Pre-Raphaelite artist William Holman Hunt (1827–1910) representing the figure...

is one of six squares designed by the founder of Adelaide, Colonel William Light, who was Surveyor-General at the time, in his 1837 plan of the City...

The Charge of the Light Brigade was a military action undertaken by British light cavalry against Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava in the...

Light poetry or light verse is poetry that attempts to be humorous. Light poems are usually brief, can be on a frivolous or serious subject, and often...

difficulty that no image of Francis Light was known to exist, so he used the portrait of his eldest son, Colonel William Light, which was hanging in the National...

An incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is an electric light with a filament that is heated until it glows. The filament...

found to have rich soil and the population expanded rapidly. Colonel William Light laid out the plan for the village, as he had done with the City of Adelaide...

William Light's surveyors), Africaine, and Tam O'Shanter. Initially they landed on Kangaroo Island, and sent out the team of surveyors led by Light to...