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    and the Casquets in Book II, Chapter XI in the first part, where the author contrasts three types of beacon or lighthouse ('Le phare des Casquets' and 'Le...
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    was advocating its use in British lighthouses. The French Commission des Phares [FR] (Commission of Lighthouses) was established by Napoleon in 1811,...
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