The Architect & engineer of California and the Pacific Coast (1905)
San Francisco, Calif. : Architect and Engineer Co · leaf 187
fvision materially lessen the perceptivepower of the eye. Notwithstanding thefact that the object looked at may bemore brightly illuminated, the effect ofthe bright light shining in the eye hasthe effect of contracting the pupil, whichis natures best protection, thereby al-lowing less light to pass… … The Architect and Engineer \U iiig; the initial sources of light well abovethe line of vision and diffusing the lightby means of suitable shades. This wellunderstood fact has resulted in the de-sign of various types of lighting fixtureswhere the lamps are placed ratlicr highor properly i)rotected…
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