Giant burning glass of the Academie des Sciences, Paris, 18th century, (1874). Artist: Amedee Guillemin Artist: Unknown

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Giant burning glass of the Academie des Sciences, Paris, 18th century, (1874). Constructed under the direction of Antoine Lavoisier (1743-1794) and others, it was used for chemical experiments. Mounted on a wheeled platform, its lenses were pointed at the sun whose rays they brought to a focus on a stand at the left of the platform, in this case burning whatever was placed there. From Les Applications de la Physique by Amedee Guillemin. (Paris, 1874).

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Size: 5037px × 3465px
Location: World,Europe,France,Île-de-France,Paris
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