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title: "Lighthouses"
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published_at: "2026-02-20T02:29:44+00:00"
modified_at: "2026-02-20T02:29:45+00:00"
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excerpt: "The logo on Newsletter cover depicts a Lighthouse spreading its beam across the ocean, to guide the vessel to a safe haven. I wonder how many realise that the Lighthouse, as it is known today, owes its origin to a blind man?"
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volume: "1"
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pubdate: "January/February 1991"
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---

# Lighthouses

The logo on Newsletter cover depicts a Lighthouse spreading its beam across the ocean, to guide the vessel to a safe haven. I wonder how many realise that the Lighthouse, as it is known today, owes its origin to a blind man?