Visual Materials

Solar One's 1,818 heliostats continuously track the sun and are controlled by this computer

Description: Solar One's 1,818 heliostats continuously track the sun and are controlled by this computer. Pg. 242.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1981
Call number: photCL SCE 11 - 00489
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