Paris, France, 1790. Electrical illumination that predates Edison's light bulb reveal by nearly 100 years. Our history is a lie.
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France, 1682. Nearly 200 years before Edison revealed the light bulb to the world.
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Paris, France, 1745. Over 100 years before Edison revealed the light bulb to the world.
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Paris, France, 1681. Nearly 200 years before Edison revealed the light bulb to the world.
Look closer at the lights. They are not individually glowing like candles. The "artist's style" happens to look just like electrical light.
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Look closer at the lights. They are not individually glowing like candles. The "artist's style" happens to look just like electrical light.
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Paris, 1851. Predates Edison's light bulb reveal by over 20 years.
These early bulbs had extremely short lifespans, were too expensive to produce or used too much energy. - https://www.energy.gov/articles/history-light-bulb
Why are they wasting so much time and money on this light show if they don't even last very long?
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These early bulbs had extremely short lifespans, were too expensive to produce or used too much energy. - https://www.energy.gov/articles/history-light-bulb
Why are they wasting so much time and money on this light show if they don't even last very long?
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France, 1853. Over 20 years before Edison revealed the light bulb to the world.
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France, 1869? This would predate Edison's light bulb reveal by 10 years.
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France, 1789. Predates Edison's light bulb reveal by 90 years.
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The Palace of Versailles, France. Illustrated in 1679. Takes place in 1668. I'm sure those vases have candles in them, forget the light show in the back....
Over 200 years before Edison's reveal of the light bulb to the world. Edison wasn't even born yet.
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Edit: Noticed later that the pool looks to be lit from underneath.
Over 200 years before Edison's reveal of the light bulb to the world. Edison wasn't even born yet.
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Edit: Noticed later that the pool looks to be lit from underneath.
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France, 1869
Moscow, Russia, 1856
France, 1853
London, 1852
Paris, France, 1851
Rotterdam, England, 1748-1805
Moscow, Russia, 1801
Paris, France, 1790
France, 1789
France, 1782
France, 1770
Peter Mayer, 1770
Reims, France, 1765
Paris, France, 1745
Paris, France, 1744
Illumination Blueprint, 1744
Frankfurt, Germany, 1742
France, 1741
Paris, France, 1739
France, 1682
Paris, France, 1681
France, 1668
Nuremburg, Germany, 1650
Germany, Unknown year
Possible Ancient Egyptian Light Bulb
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Unknown Area, LARGE fireworks, 1769, date altered
Unknown Area, 1748-49
Unknown Area, 1697
Building Toroidal Field Depiction from 1685
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France, 1869
Moscow, Russia, 1856
France, 1853
London, 1852
Paris, France, 1851
Rotterdam, England, 1748-1805
Moscow, Russia, 1801
Paris, France, 1790
France, 1789
France, 1782
France, 1770
Peter Mayer, 1770
Reims, France, 1765
Paris, France, 1745
Paris, France, 1744
Illumination Blueprint, 1744
Frankfurt, Germany, 1742
France, 1741
Paris, France, 1739
France, 1682
Paris, France, 1681
France, 1668
Nuremburg, Germany, 1650
Germany, Unknown year
Possible Ancient Egyptian Light Bulb
Other Miscellaneous
Unknown Area, LARGE fireworks, 1769, date altered
Unknown Area, 1748-49
Unknown Area, 1697
Building Toroidal Field Depiction from 1685
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France, 1869? This would predate Edison's light bulb reveal by 10 years.
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Paris, France, 1739. Nearly 150 years before Edison revealed the light bulb to the world.
Also note the artist mistake or possibly later artist tampering. Smoke is coming off the candles even though the entire thing is glowing, including the building itself.
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Also note the artist mistake or possibly later artist tampering. Smoke is coming off the candles even though the entire thing is glowing, including the building itself.
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Paris, France, 1744. A depiction of an illumination setup. Over 100 years before Edison revealed the light bulb to the world.
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France, 1741. Over 130 years before Edison revealed the light bulb to the world.
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Illumination blueprint from.......1744. Assumedly France. This predates Edison's reveal of the light bulb to the world by over 130 years.
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Someone describing the architecture. Not describing much from the short passage I can make out. If you are French, let us know what this says.
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Moscow, Russia, 1856. Predates Edison's reveal of the light bulb to the world by over 20 years.
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