Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1918 — MAM UNABLE TO OUTDO SUN [ARTICLE]

MAM UNABLE TO OUTDO SUN

Greatest Artificial Light In World, Installed at Niagara Fall* Far Short In Illumination. One of the biggest artificial lights in the world is the 60,000,000 candlepower light Installed at the Falls of Niagara. When this gigantic installation was made it was claimed to be the nearest approach to real sunshine ever devised* by man, and that may be true. But ft Is interesting to ascertain. If possible, how much it fell short of the actual output of light by the earth’s great luminary, and, strangely enough, there are figures In existence which enable a comparison to be made. Yet it may be stated at once, observes a scientist, that these figures are so stupendous as to leave the human mind absolutely “in the dark." Scientists have made calculations, based upon careful and repeated experiments, of the total quantity of sunlight given out by the sun, and found it to be a quantity represented by candles running to 28 figures—candlepower being the official unit. How many lights equal to the Niagara Installation would It require to nuitrh Dame Natures big Installation which appears above the horizon so regularly day by dayT More big figures 1 It Is estimated that it would require 81.500,000,000,000,000,000 lights Just as powerful as the biggest man has accomplished. ,So Uncle Sam will have to try again. The Niagara illumination la “some" light, but old Sol la equal to 81% trillions o£ them!