. Mechanical appliances, mechanical movements and novelties of construction; a complete work and a continuation, as a second volume, of the author's book entitled "Mechanical movements, powers and devices" ... including an explanatory chapter on the leading conceptions of perpetual motion existing during the past three centuries. 88. MOUCHOTS SOLAR BOILER. A is a glass bell, B is aboiler with a double envelope, D is a steam pipe, E is a feed pipe, F is a conical silvered mirror ;G G is a spindle aroundwhich a motion is given tothe machine from east towest by the gearing regulat-ing the inclina
. Mechanical appliances, mechanical movements and novelties of construction; a complete work and a continuation, as a second volume, of the author's book entitled "Mechanical movements, powers and devices" ... including an explanatory chapter on the leading conceptions of perpetual motion existing during the past three centuries. 88. MOUCHOTS SOLAR BOILER. A is a glass bell, B is aboiler with a double envelope, D is a steam pipe, E is a feed pipe, F is a conical silvered mirror ;G G is a spindle aroundwhich a motion is given tothe machine from east towest by the gearing regulat-ing the inclination of theapparatus on the spindleG G, according to the sea-sons ; I is a safety valve;K is a pressure gauge, andL is a water gauge. Diameter of top 9 feet;45 square feet of silveredglass surface. Boiler of blackened copper 31 inches high, 11 inchesdiameter. Thin glass cover 2 inches larger than boiler. Pressure generated 75 lbs. per square inch ; 11 lbs. of water evap-orated per hour. Used for driving a pump. A sun motor of thistype is now in operation in Southern California, pumping water forirrigation. Reflector 33% feet diameter, 10 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^5555S» 58 GENERATION OF POWER, STEAM.
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