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Mouchot demonstrated solar-powered ice making
At the 1878 Paris exhibition, Augustin Mouchot and Abel Pifre displayed an engine using concentrated solar heat. Ice production was among its notable demonstrations. The sun’s heat supplied a process whose final product was cold.
A hot energy source could lead to an icy result.
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