Barbier et Fenestre
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Barbier et Fenestre was a prominent French manufacturer of high-quality Fresnel lighthouse lenses and optical equipment active in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Barbier et Fenestre canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Barbier et Fenestre Context triple: [Cape Meares Lighthouse, lensManufacturer, Barbier et Fenestre]
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Target entity: Barbier et Fenestre Target entity description: Barbier et Fenestre was a prominent French manufacturer of high-quality Fresnel lighthouse lenses and optical equipment active in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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A.
La Rabouilleuse
La Rabouilleuse is a novel by Honoré de Balzac, part of his La Comédie humaine cycle, that explores themes of inheritance, family conflict, and social ambition in post-Napoleonic France.
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B.
La Fenêtre ouverte
La Fenêtre ouverte is the French title of Saki’s classic short story “The Open Window,” known for its ironic twist and subtle psychological tension.
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C.
The Signboard of Gersaint
The Signboard of Gersaint is a celebrated early 18th-century painting by Antoine Watteau that depicts a fashionable Parisian art shop and is often seen as a poignant farewell to the Rococo era.
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D.
Chaise cassée
Chaise cassée is the French title of the monumental Broken Chair sculpture, a giant wooden chair with a broken leg symbolizing opposition to land mines and armed violence, located in Geneva.
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E.
Le Chat Noir
Le Chat Noir was a famous late 19th-century Parisian cabaret in Montmartre, renowned as a bohemian gathering place for artists, writers, and performers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
company
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manufacturer ⓘ optical equipment manufacturer ⓘ |
| activeInCentury |
19th century
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20th century ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 19th and early 20th centuries ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Fresnel lens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Paris, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| componentOf | history of maritime navigation technology ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of lighthouse illumination systems
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improvement of maritime safety ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| exportedTo | international markets ⓘ |
| field | applied optics ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important supplier of lighthouse optics in the 19th century
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representative of French excellence in lighthouse lens manufacture ⓘ |
| industry |
lighthouse equipment industry
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optics industry ⓘ |
| locationCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| market |
lighthouse services
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maritime navigation authorities ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
glass
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metal lens frames ⓘ |
| notableFor | manufacture of high-quality Fresnel lighthouse lenses ⓘ |
| product |
Fresnel lighthouse lenses
NERFINISHED
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optical equipment ⓘ |
| reputation |
high-quality manufacturing
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precision optical engineering ⓘ |
| servedClient |
French lighthouse service
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foreign lighthouse authorities ⓘ |
| specialization |
Fresnel lens systems
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lighthouse optics ⓘ |
| status | defunct company ⓘ |
| technologyDomain |
optical design
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precision glassworking ⓘ |
| typeOfLensProduced |
first-order Fresnel lenses
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second-order Fresnel lenses ⓘ smaller-order Fresnel lenses ⓘ third-order Fresnel lenses ⓘ |
| usedIn |
coastal lighthouses
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harbor lighthouses ⓘ offshore lighthouses ⓘ |
| usedTechnology | Fresnel lens technology ⓘ |
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Subject: Barbier et Fenestre Description of subject: Barbier et Fenestre was a prominent French manufacturer of high-quality Fresnel lighthouse lenses and optical equipment active in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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