Solar Furnace, Mont-Louis, Pyrenees-Orientales, France
Four Solaire Mont-Louis or Mont-Louis Solar Furnace, built 1949 by Felix Trombe and commissioned 1951, at Mont-Louis, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. This was the world's first solar furnace and has 1420 mirrors. It is a double-reflection solar furnace with heliostat and concentrator focusing sun rays onto a focal point, creating temperatures of 2000-3500C. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
50620179
Media ID
50620179
Size
8268px x 5961px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2025
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