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THIS PARABOLIC MIRROR SYSTEM IS PART OF THE SOLAR FURNACE OPERATED FOR THE ARMY AT WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE ALAMOGORDO, NEW MEXICO. IT CONSISTS OF SOME 200 SLIGHTLY CURVED MIRRORS MOUNTED IN A PARABOLIC PATTERN TO FOCUS THE SUN'S RAYS TO A FOUR-INCH DIAMETER CIRCLE