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Reflection and absorption of solar energy
Photosynthesis
Solar energy potential
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Solar pond
Solar-powered cookstove
Solar cell
Concentrated solar-power plant
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The transition to renewable energy explained by Phil the Fixer
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Electric power lines against sunset (grid, power, wires, electrical, electricity)
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James Watt as a young man, c1769. Scottish engineer and instrument maker. Invented the modern steam engine which became the main source of power in Britain's textile mills. His engine had a separate condenser in which steam from the cylinder; (see notes)
Weaponry, Energy, and Power Systems Quiz
Nicolaus Copernicus. Nicolas Copernicus (1473-1543) Polish astronomer. In 1543 he published, forward proof of a Heliocentric (sun centered) universe. Coloured stipple engraving published London 1802. De revolutionibus orbium coelestium libri vi.
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