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Circular paraboloid
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Hermann Peter
The Historicorum Romanorum reliquiae is the "monumental" two-volume collection of scholarly editions of fragmentary Roman historical texts edited by Hermann Peter and published between 1870 and 191
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Parabolic mirror
A parabolic (or paraboloid or paraboloidal) reflector (or dish or mirror) is a reflective surface used to collect or project energy such as light, sound, or radio waves. Its shape is part of a circ
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Claudius Quadrigarius
Quintus Claudius Quadrigarius was a Roman historian. Little is known of his life, but he probably lived in the 1st century BCE .WorkQuadrigarius's annals spanned at least 23 books. They began with
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Solar furnace
A solar furnace is a structure that uses concentrated solar power to produce high temperatures, usually for industry. Parabolic mirrors or heliostats concentrate light (Insolation) onto a focal poi
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Gaius Acilius
Gaius Acilius (fl. 155 BC) was a senator and historian of ancient Rome. He knew Greek, and in 155 BC interpreted for Carneades, Diogenes, and Critolaus, who had come to the Roman Senate on an embas
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Félix Trombe
Félix Trombe (1906–1985) was a French engineer and speleologist.Félix TrombeBorn1906Nogent, FranceDied1985Ganties, FranceNationalityFrenchEngineering careerProjectsMont-Louis Solar FurnaceSignifica
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Building material
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Trombe wall
A Trombe wall is a massive equator-facing wall that is painted a dark color in order to absorb thermal energy from incident sunlight and covered with a glass on the outside with an insulating air-g
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Aircraft industry
An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, or spacec
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