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Deck prism : ウィキペディア英語版
Deck prism
A deck prism is a prism inserted into the deck of a ship to provide light down below.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.marineterms.com/marine-terms/sea-words/deck-prism.html )
For centuries, sailing ships used deck prisms to provide a safe source of natural sunlight to illuminate areas below decks. Before electricity, light below a vessel's deck was provided by candles, oil and kerosene lamps—all dangerous aboard a wooden ship. The deck prism was a clever solution: laid flush into the deck, the glass prism refracted and dispersed natural light into the space below from a small deck opening without weakening the planks or becoming a fire hazard.
In normal usage, the prism hangs below the overhead and disperses the light sideways; the top is flat and installed flush with the deck, becoming part of the deck. A plain flat glass window would just form a single bright spot below—not very useful for general illumination—hence the prismatic shape.
To maximize light output, the glass used was originally made colorless with the addition of manganese dioxide; the purple hue of some specimens is caused by decades of exposure to UV.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://libanswers.cmog.org/a.php?qid=283712 )
Aboard colliers (coal ships), prisms were also used to keep check on the cargo hold: light from a fire would be collected by the prism and be made visible on the deck even in daylight.
The names "deck light", "dead light" or "deadlight" are sometimes used, though the latter is uncommon as a reference to prisms, as more often refers to non-opening plain-glass panels. Deadlights were commonplace for lighting underground vaults in the 19th century, in which application they were also called "vault lights"〔(Streetscapes/Subway Platforms; Letting the Sun Shine In ) By CHRISTOPHER GRAY, New York Times, May 19, 2002〕 (US) or "pavement lights" (UK).
==See also==

* Prism glass
* Porthole
* Daylighting
* Liter of Light

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