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Displayed a Solar Engine | Displayed a Solar Engine | ||
==Before the Fair== | ==Before the Fair== | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
To produce heat, the concessionaire will use 40,000 mirrors, each four feet square. The glasses so direct the rays that they converge in the interior of a furnace where heat is generated for running the "solar engine". Mr. Wideen claims that 10,000 degrees can be generated by his apparatus. | |||
==After the Fair== | ==After the Fair== | ||
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| Alternative names | Harnessing the Sun |
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| Location | The Trail |
| No. of Buildings | 1 |
Displayed a Solar Engine
Before the Fair[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
To produce heat, the concessionaire will use 40,000 mirrors, each four feet square. The glasses so direct the rays that they converge in the interior of a furnace where heat is generated for running the "solar engine". Mr. Wideen claims that 10,000 degrees can be generated by his apparatus.
