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Rh have parallel ways which are thrown forward in a perfectly straight line, as you will see by comparing the size of the lens with that of the light thrown on the screen. You will now see how far we can affect this beam of light by increasing or diminishing the distance of the lamp. We are able by a small adjustment to get a beam of a large or small angle, and observe what power I have now over it; for if I want to increase the degrees of divergence, I am limited by the power of light in the case of the oil lamp, but with the electric light, I can make it spread over any width of the horizon by this simple adjustment. These then are some of the reasons which make it desirable to employ the electric light.

By means of a magnet, and of motion, we can get the same kind of electricity as I have here from the battery; and under the authority of the Trinity House, Professor Holmes has been occupied in introducing the magnetoelectric light in the lighthouse at the South Foreland; for the voltaic battery has been tried under every conceivable circumstance, and I take the liberty of saying it has hitherto proved a decided failure. Here, however, is an