Bunsen -- not "bursen" -- the same who invented the Bunsen
Burner.
Two light sources are compared by holding a slip of paper
between them. A small oil or grease spot on the paper becomes
nearly invisible from both sides when the intensity is equal. If a
sliding card is mounted on a meter stick the distances can be
measured. The intensity ratio is the square of the distance ratio.
This only works with light of the same color. You should try this
as it is easy to do and gives surprisingly good results.