Gallery›Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library›The Sun Catcher -- This big screen made up of 355 mirrors stands 36 feet high and is the heart of the Army's solar furnace in Natick. Known as a heliostat, it's mirrored surface catches rays of sunlight from all angles.
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library
The Sun Catcher -- This big screen made up of 355 mirrors stands 36 feet high and is the heart of the Army's solar furnace in Natick. Known as a heliostat, it's mirrored surface catches rays of sunlight from all angles.
United States. Army · [ca. October 1958]
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[Information from item housing] Furnace
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