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  2. Street light - Wikipedia

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    A street light, light pole, lamp pole, lamppost, streetlamp, light standard, or lamp standard is a raised source of light on the edge of a road or path. Similar lights may be found on a railway platform .

  3. Street lighting in Washington, D.C. - Wikipedia

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    The "Washington Upright Poles" are the most decorative, and are designated the 14, 16, 18, 716, and Twin-20. [a] The Number 16 pole (which cost $5,000 in 2013) is the most commonly used Upright Pole. The 716 is a less expensive ($2,500 in 2013) version of the 16 pole. The slightly more decorative 18 pole is generally used only in the downtown area.

  4. High-mast lighting - Wikipedia

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    A high mast light in Toronto High-mast lighting tower in a stadium A six-lamp configuration on a mast High-mast lighting used on Ontario Highway 401 at night High-mast lighting used on Ontario Highway 401 during the day High-mast lights in conjunction with shorter lampposts at the Tainan System Interchange (Chinese: 台南系統交流道) in Sinshih District, Tainan, Taiwan A light tower on ...

  5. Bell System Practices - Wikipedia

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    The content could be general descriptive information, information on wiring and connections, test procedures, or piece-part replacement and repair information. The BSP documents were produced in primarily two formats, 8 1/2"x11" pages for use in office environments, and in a small, portable format (4" x 6 7/8") for use by installers on the job ...

  6. Electro-Dynamic Light Company - Wikipedia

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    In September, 1878, appeared the first announcement of Mr. Edison's discoveries in electric lighting, and on October 17, three months after the formation of the Electro-Dynamic Company to operate Sawyer and Man's electric-light inventions, the Edison Electric-Light Company, of New York, was organized. {}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list

  7. Overhead power line - Wikipedia

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    For a single wood utility pole structure, a pole is placed in the ground, then three crossarms extend from this, either staggered or all to one side. The insulators are attached to the crossarms. For an "H"-type wood pole structure, two poles are placed in the ground, then a crossbar is placed on top of these, extending to both sides.

  8. Standard illuminant - Wikipedia

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    The process of calculating the white point discards a great deal of information about the profile of the illuminant, and so although it is true that for every illuminant the exact white point can be calculated, it is not the case that knowing the white point of an image alone tells you a great deal about the illuminant that was used to record it.

  9. Stack light - Wikipedia

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    Stack light in automated production for in-line quality inspection. Stack lights (also known as signal tower lights, indicator lights, andon lights, warning lights, industrial signal lights, or tower lights) are commonly used on equipment in industrial manufacturing and process control environments to provide visual and audible indicators of a machine's status to machine operators, technicians ...