Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Section One: History and the Basic Principles of Solar Design
Chapter One: the Basic Principles of Solar Thermal Design
Chapter Two: A History of Solar Powered Invention
Section Two: The Science Behind the Sunlight
Chapter Three: It All Starts at the Sun
Chapter Four: Nuclear Science Basics
Chapter Five: The Principles of Heat in the Universe
Section Three: The Nature of Materials
Chapter Six: Materials
- Facts About: Thermal Storage
- Facts About: Insulators
- Facts About: The Role of Color
- Facts About: Heat Absorption and Emission
- Facts About: Selective Surfaces
- Facts About: Glass
Section Four: Practical Applications
Chapter Seven: Application of the Knowledge
- Study One: Sun Tea
- Study Two: Parabolic Cooker Experiments
- Study Three: Solar Thermal Electricity
- Study Four: Solar Ovens
- Study Five: The Solar Toilet
- Study Six: Solar Tracking
- Study Seven: Passive Solar Construction
Finale
Appendices
Appendix One: A Chronology of Solar Design Achievement
Appendix Two: IAU Nomenclature
Appendix Three: Resources
Glossary
Index
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