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  <dc:title>Translation, 'A description of a new kind of candle-stick' by Christian Huygens</dc:title>
  <dc:description>English translation of a paper by Huygens, originally written in French. Huygens describes a design for a new candlestick that allows the user to incline the light provided by the candle to enhance lighting in various situations.

Subject: Industry

Translated by the Secretary [Henry Oldenburg]. Read to the Royal Society on 2 September 1663.</dc:description>
  <dc:date>2 September 1663</dc:date>
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