Word: lighting
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...effort was completely frustrated except at Ciudad Real, where a regiment of light artillery rebelled and occupied the small barracks of the Bienmerita. They placed artillery in commanding positions sweeping the avenues and roadways, and detained all trains...
...experimental confirmation of the well-known fact that cancer of the skin is more frequent among those exposed to excessive quantities of sunlight such as sailors or those engaged in agricultural pursuits. The explanation of the way in which such radiation acts is still to be explained. In the light of this, warning must be issued against the indiscriminate use of ultraviolet radiation lamps by people at large. These lamps are sold to the public with many promises and no warning. The history of the Xray, which when first discovered was carelessly employed and led to many deaths, should serve...
...explained his principle in telling how spurious ancient sculpture, currently prevalent (TIME, Dec. 17), may be detected from the real. The ''Great Eye," said he, is that which perceives "the division of light and shadow through an infinite number of planes . . . the secret of all living paintings or sculpture." Sculptor Barnard waved a finger at a twisted motif on his mantel, where graceful shadows tremulously yielded to high lights. Fakers cannot achieve this subtle chiaroscuro, so they roughen their surfaces with sandblasting to simulate...
...Great Eye." He now recommends that students cultivate it by the direct study of originals. Reproductions and photographs lose the delicate, important values. Furthermore, stone should be the only material of Great Eyed sculpture. Bronze and clay, the more plastic media, do not lend themselves to final innuendos of light and shade...
...astonishment of the reader of his blue book who might well have been baffled by this newest mutation in the evolution of the Vagabondia was somewhat mitigated by a letter brought to light upon further investigation. The Vagabond King explained his sportive joy in the filling of the blue book as follows...