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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
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.
