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A TIME SEQUENCE (FIRST OF TWO) SHOWING A ONE QUARTER INCH ALUMINUM PLATE BEING MELTED IN ABOUT FIFTEEN SECONDS BY THE FOCUSED SUN'S ENERGY. TEMPERATURES OF MORE THAN 5,000 DEGREES F ARE REACHED AT THIS POINT IN THE SOLAR FURNACE OPERATED FOR THE ARMY AT WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE