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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Moscow, Russia, 1801. Over 70 years before Edison's light bulb reveal.
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Apparently in 1852 from the Illustrated London News although I have not confirmed this.
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France 1782. The pillars and the top of the main building are not normal electricity for the time, or so we think. Predates Edison's reveal of the light bulb by nearly 100 years.
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Unknown area, 1748-49. Most of this is candle light but the way in which the fireworks are drawn makes them look like glowing water. Why are the fireworks coming out of the fence posts? They don't even look suitable for fireworks. Considering that the creator of this scene appears to be highly sophisticated and proper, this particular fault is strange.
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Nuremburg, Germany, 1650. A firework display they call it. There is in fact fireworks going off, but look closer.....
The weapons that the men have are not fireworks. Not at all, can't even be mistaken for fireworks. Those are swords that are used as electricity conductors, electricity of which is harnessed from the altar in the middle. The swords are even shaped like lightning bolts.
It is a surprise that this illustration wasn't quickly hidden. It clearly shows electricity harnessing, and they just call this a simple firework display hoping no one would look closer at the illustration.
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The weapons that the men have are not fireworks. Not at all, can't even be mistaken for fireworks. Those are swords that are used as electricity conductors, electricity of which is harnessed from the altar in the middle. The swords are even shaped like lightning bolts.
It is a surprise that this illustration wasn't quickly hidden. It clearly shows electricity harnessing, and they just call this a simple firework display hoping no one would look closer at the illustration.
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Unknown area, 1697. 99% fireworks in this one. The coat of armor looks like it is glowing however.
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This is quite the firework show for 1769. What on earth did the cannons look like? That is a considerable distance away. In my estimation, the diameter of these fireworks would be several times the diameter of the main building in this illustration.
And by the way, take a look at the year engraving on the pillars. It was lazily drawn in after the illustration was done. It isn't even centered. What a joke. This could be a completely different time period all together.
Not to mention, the other inscriptions look very unoriginal to the illustration. It is likely someone drew them in a long time after.
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And by the way, take a look at the year engraving on the pillars. It was lazily drawn in after the illustration was done. It isn't even centered. What a joke. This could be a completely different time period all together.
Not to mention, the other inscriptions look very unoriginal to the illustration. It is likely someone drew them in a long time after.
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