Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860, Leighton, John, 1822-1912, Martin, William, 1801-1867 · London : Darton and Co · leaf 115
and lanthorn.The floors are of stone, flat on the surface, but concavebeneath, and are kept from pressing against the sides of thebuilding, by means of a chain which is let into the walls. Theentire edifice is about eighty feet in height, and yet, such isthe immense power of the wind in the… … Another celebrated lighthouse is called the Bell RockLighthouse, which stands on the coast of Scotland, nearArbroath, in Forfarshire. These rocks have always beenparticularly dangerous for shipping, and when the commerceof Scotland was very much less than at the time of the erec-tion of the…
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