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Please amplify Tesla's contribution to lighting; I see he has a couple of lighting patents, but were they ever commercialized? -- Wtshymanski 21:49, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Alternating Current is very commercial. Tesla was stifled by Edison and his own tortured genius. THIS ARTICLE IS NO HELP BY THE WAY —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.121.199.127 ( talk) 22:13, 16 December 2010 (UTC)
There are already two articles to which, I believe, lots of the information pertaining to Architectural lighting design and Lighting designer (theatre) should be moved/merged. - Sticki 16:37, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
Four articles will help with the ambiguous citations.
I am going to merge your words on theatrical fixtures to the more relevant articles in Stage lighting and Ellipsoidal. Please continue to contribute to them in their new location! - Sticki 16:43, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
What would the opposite of a harp lamp be?
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I agree with this statement, but it is definitely not a myth that the life of a fluorescent tube is reduced by frequent starts. Each start (that strikes a new arc) blasts the cathodes a little bit, removing some of the material that helps them efficiently emit electrons. I suspect the tradeoff (lamp lifetime versus electric usage) still favors turning things off, but it's not completely clearcut that one should always turn off the lamps for that one minute you'll be out of the room. - Atlant 01:37, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
I would like to see some credible discussion of (possible?) ancient lighting sources such as those discussed here: http://www.geocities.com/athens/Olympus/6581/ancient_lights.html This may represent the flaky end of the subject of lighting, but on the other hand it is hard to believe that throughout history until the end of the 19th century mankind contented itself with burning fats and oils with no real developments in technology whatsoever. There are historical sources that detail artifical lighting, enough that we know it was an important subject throughout history. So some historical discussion or link to a related article would be appreciated. Amity150 11:36, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
99.54.139.134 ( talk) 00:18, 11 July 2010 (UTC) Sybaris was reputed to be the earliest area in Greece to known for luxuries among which was street lighting when other city/states remained primitive.
This article appears to only discuss electric sources of artificial light. Shouldn't it also discuss non-electric lighting? For example, skylights, candles, oil/kerosene lamps, etc. These are all still used for lighting today, particularly in areas without consistent electricity. Are those not considered forms of lighting? List of light sources has some others, though I think only the ones that are used to illuminate interiors could be considered "lighting". - kotra ( talk) 07:55, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
99.54.139.134 ( talk) 00:23, 11 July 2010 (UTC) The phrase: Of the first, second, and third light. Gertrude Whiting, Tools and Toys of Stitchery (New Your: Columbia University Press, 1928), p. 253 in reference to lace makers using a raised lamp surrounded with globes of blue-tinted water to diffuse the light to rows of tatters, the best closest (first).
The sections badly needs citation. It is also written with old data based on flickering fluorescent light sources with bad colour rendering. With modern light source headaches do not happen anymore. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mitjaprelovsek ( talk • contribs) 08:50, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
I have given the article the C rating due to the uneven content, if anyone disagrees please discuss.-- Thorseth ( talk) 11:04, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
Would it be wrong to add a section about color temperature and color rendering index to this article? It seems to be a big part of what people think about (often without knowing it) when they have a problem with the lighting in a room. Seer ( talk) 22:29, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
I strongly believe that the Architectural lighting design article be merged with this article as the field of architectural lighting design is not particularly notable in its own right. Further, the design section in this article points to the Architectural lighting design page when in fact the main lighting article already contains much more useful information on the subject. It is also incorrect to imply that lighting design and architectural lighting design are the same, since much lighting design is wholly practical in its nature, whereas architectural lighting design concerns itself only with aesthetics: as such, citing the Architectural lighting design page source as the main article is wholly misleading. -- Headlessness 17:24, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
Having read the guidelines on merging, I have gone ahead and carried out the above. This has had very little impact on the 'Lighting' article as there was very little usable material. -- Headlessness 17:56, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
I think we need to re-evaluate the wording on the Measurement section. This part is not going to be clear to the layman who may simply want to know the units of measure commonly used and how they are calculated. As an Encyclopedic reference, this should be complex at the end, not by the third sentence in my opinion. Lumens are completely ignored as well. What does everyone think? User:PatrickCarbone 14:53, 2 August 2011 (EST)
This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
Please amplify Tesla's contribution to lighting; I see he has a couple of lighting patents, but were they ever commercialized? -- Wtshymanski 21:49, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Alternating Current is very commercial. Tesla was stifled by Edison and his own tortured genius. THIS ARTICLE IS NO HELP BY THE WAY —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.121.199.127 ( talk) 22:13, 16 December 2010 (UTC)
There are already two articles to which, I believe, lots of the information pertaining to Architectural lighting design and Lighting designer (theatre) should be moved/merged. - Sticki 16:37, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
Four articles will help with the ambiguous citations.
I am going to merge your words on theatrical fixtures to the more relevant articles in Stage lighting and Ellipsoidal. Please continue to contribute to them in their new location! - Sticki 16:43, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
What would the opposite of a harp lamp be?
Someone just added the following text to the article:
I agree with this statement, but it is definitely not a myth that the life of a fluorescent tube is reduced by frequent starts. Each start (that strikes a new arc) blasts the cathodes a little bit, removing some of the material that helps them efficiently emit electrons. I suspect the tradeoff (lamp lifetime versus electric usage) still favors turning things off, but it's not completely clearcut that one should always turn off the lamps for that one minute you'll be out of the room. - Atlant 01:37, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
I would like to see some credible discussion of (possible?) ancient lighting sources such as those discussed here: http://www.geocities.com/athens/Olympus/6581/ancient_lights.html This may represent the flaky end of the subject of lighting, but on the other hand it is hard to believe that throughout history until the end of the 19th century mankind contented itself with burning fats and oils with no real developments in technology whatsoever. There are historical sources that detail artifical lighting, enough that we know it was an important subject throughout history. So some historical discussion or link to a related article would be appreciated. Amity150 11:36, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
99.54.139.134 ( talk) 00:18, 11 July 2010 (UTC) Sybaris was reputed to be the earliest area in Greece to known for luxuries among which was street lighting when other city/states remained primitive.
This article appears to only discuss electric sources of artificial light. Shouldn't it also discuss non-electric lighting? For example, skylights, candles, oil/kerosene lamps, etc. These are all still used for lighting today, particularly in areas without consistent electricity. Are those not considered forms of lighting? List of light sources has some others, though I think only the ones that are used to illuminate interiors could be considered "lighting". - kotra ( talk) 07:55, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
99.54.139.134 ( talk) 00:23, 11 July 2010 (UTC) The phrase: Of the first, second, and third light. Gertrude Whiting, Tools and Toys of Stitchery (New Your: Columbia University Press, 1928), p. 253 in reference to lace makers using a raised lamp surrounded with globes of blue-tinted water to diffuse the light to rows of tatters, the best closest (first).
The sections badly needs citation. It is also written with old data based on flickering fluorescent light sources with bad colour rendering. With modern light source headaches do not happen anymore. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mitjaprelovsek ( talk • contribs) 08:50, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
I have given the article the C rating due to the uneven content, if anyone disagrees please discuss.-- Thorseth ( talk) 11:04, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
Would it be wrong to add a section about color temperature and color rendering index to this article? It seems to be a big part of what people think about (often without knowing it) when they have a problem with the lighting in a room. Seer ( talk) 22:29, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
I strongly believe that the Architectural lighting design article be merged with this article as the field of architectural lighting design is not particularly notable in its own right. Further, the design section in this article points to the Architectural lighting design page when in fact the main lighting article already contains much more useful information on the subject. It is also incorrect to imply that lighting design and architectural lighting design are the same, since much lighting design is wholly practical in its nature, whereas architectural lighting design concerns itself only with aesthetics: as such, citing the Architectural lighting design page source as the main article is wholly misleading. -- Headlessness 17:24, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
Having read the guidelines on merging, I have gone ahead and carried out the above. This has had very little impact on the 'Lighting' article as there was very little usable material. -- Headlessness 17:56, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
I think we need to re-evaluate the wording on the Measurement section. This part is not going to be clear to the layman who may simply want to know the units of measure commonly used and how they are calculated. As an Encyclopedic reference, this should be complex at the end, not by the third sentence in my opinion. Lumens are completely ignored as well. What does everyone think? User:PatrickCarbone 14:53, 2 August 2011 (EST)