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Louis Lens, son of rose-breeder Victor Lens , deceased on 10/05/2001, was the most esteemed rose breeder in the Benelux countries. Floribunda Rose redirects here. ... Location of Benelux in Europe Official languages Dutch and French Membership  Belgium  Netherlands  Luxembourg Website http://www. ...


The roses introduced by himself and his still active nursery, NV Louis Lens at Oudenburg near Bruges, Belgium (still adding about two varieties a year), outnumber David Austin's 190, and though never nearly as successful abroad, include some of comparable quality (e.g. his multiple-prize winning white Hybrid Tea "Pascali" from 1956 was even voted in the World Top 10 and is still permanently offered by David Austin Roses), especially in the fairly rare Musk Hybrid group. Geography Country Belgium Community Flemish Community Region Flemish Region Province West Flanders Arrondissement Bruges Coordinates , , Area 138. ... David C.H. Austin (born 1926) is a rose breeder and writer who lives in Shropshire, England. ... Hybrid Tea is a Cultivar Group of roses, created by cross-breeding two different types of roses. ...


He and his creations are still frequently praised in gardening publications and - broadcasting in Belgium.


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According to Smithsonian, the first Fresnel lens was used in 1822 in a lighthouse on the Gironde River in France, Cardovan Tower; its light could be seen from more than 20 miles out.
For each of these zones, the overall thickness of the lens is decreased, effectively chopping the continuous surface of a standard lens into a set of surfaces of the same curvature, with discontinuities between them.
Many fresnel instruments allow the lamp to be moved relative to the lens focal point, which creates a more or less hard-edged light beam.
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