Title

Abel Pifre's solar-powered printing press

Caption

Abel Pifre's solar-powered printing press, c1894 ([c1927). This used Augustin Mouchot's solar engine in which a mirror focused the Sun's rays onto a small boiler (patented in 1861). From "Le Petit Inventeur", (Paris, c1927).

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Photos12.com - Ann Ronan Picture Library

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Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

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ARP07104_460001074

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24,6Mb (2,8Mb) / 8,1in x 11,8in / 2427 x 3543 (300dpi)