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10 Calories of energy every minute. Augustin chuckled, “Not a very use- ful fact on a cloudy day like today!” Then, a flash of inspiration crossed his mind: “It’s not cloudy every day. Wouldn’t it be [...] When the supply of coal eventually runs out,” he reasoned, “then using the energy of the sun might be our only available alternative.” Augustin thought that his idea of a solar-powered engine could [...] and generate steam pressure of six atmospheres. Augustin and Abel used the steam generator to drive an ice-making machine, using the hot sun’s rays to produce a block of ice. The people at the fair

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• Mouchot and the solar cooker

his another field of investigations. Exploring solar cooking he used works of Hor- ace-Benedict de Saussure and Claude Pouillet. Mouchot also demonstrated prin- ciple of ice blocks production using a [...] more easy. First solar pump was build in 1861 and in 1874 Muochot used a solar energy for pumping water in Algeria. Mouchot’s solar devices were used by the French soldiers in North Africa. In this way [...] the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

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how a cannon is produced. When you imagine a cannon (like one used by pirates or in ancient for- tifications), it can be described as a metal barrel with a long, centered hole in it. Now you may think [...] hot to be touched with the naked hand, he ordered the workers to use the water to cool the metal and to continue working. After a while, he noticed that the water was getting warm, and after some more [...] author, and the Commission cannot be held responsi- ble for any use which may be made of the information con- tained therein.

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• Rumford and calorics

for the British in New Hampshire and was the first person to use invisible ink as he passed infor- mation to the British. Local activist groups fighting against British rule accused him of being a [...] power of gunpowder, which was used for over a century. He also performed experiments to determine the recoil of guns in different situations. The income of his position [...] the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

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• Rumford and calorics

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out by Rumford and the workers in the cannons’ factory. (You may use the following websites: http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/R/Rumford.html http://www.eoht.info/page/Cannon+boring+experiment [...] at your disposal an experimental device that simulates the layout used by Rumford at his experiment with the cannons. Sequential phases of the metal rod’s movement into the metal tube. Please hold firmly [...] the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

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• Rumford and calorics

historical background is to form a basis for stories that may be used individually or combined, and that enable teachers to address these three aspects. The historian and philosopher of science Thomas [...] commonly used in beer brewing, thus Joule was very versed in controlling the thermal situation in such a vessel – an insulat- ed one (which could [...] power of gunpowder, which was used for over a century. He also performed experiments to determine the recoil of guns in different situations. The income of his position

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• Guericke and vacuum

. Later he was improving it and conducting various experiments, using it. The first one was the creating of vacuum by pumping the water out of the hermetically closed wooden barrel. He started to use [...] way, in 1657 in front of the audience. In that experiment, he used two sulphur hemispheres with the diameter of nearly 67 100 Magdeburg ells (approximately 40 centimetres). One of the hemispheres had [...] the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

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