Utilising the Sun’s Power.
The harnessing of the sun for factory work, which is being suggested for the Sahara, has been tried already in Arizona and in California. Dr. William Calver, of Washington, used in Arizona huge frames of mirrors travelling on circular rails so that they might be kept iaeing the stin all day. By means of this and other apparatus something like 100,000 gallons of water have been raised in a day.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIX, Issue 17, 23 April 1913, Page 61
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74Utilising the Sun’s Power. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIX, Issue 17, 23 April 1913, Page 61
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