7/6/2015

Solar Energy A history lesson

Solar Energy A history lesson

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Solar Energy A history lesson

Hope youre all doing well and have started to think of solarenergy as a viable and great change in your home. If your faith inalternative energy is still a little shaky, maybe a little history wouldhelp its always useful to understand the history and ideas behindsomething you want to start using.

The solar thermal collector box was the first commercial use ofsolar technology. Well, this statement is actually open tointerpretation, depending on how one classifies technology throughtime. For example, people have been using the energy from the sunfor centuries to heat their homes, cook their food, harden their claypots, and illuminate their environments. However, when it comes tousing tools and technology to actually harness solar energy, therecorded history is rather new.

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In the 1830s, a British astronomer by the name of John Herschelwas the first person to use a solar collector box. A solar collectorbox was a relatively ...

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