Caux, Salomon de
Caux, Salomon de
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Salomon de Caux (Caus) (1576–1626) was a French engineer and physicist with an English education. He is renowned for his exposition Les Raisons des Forces Mouvantes avec Diverses Machines (1615), in which he describes some of the basic principles of the steam engine. De Caux also constructed one of the first solar devices: a solar engine. His device was made of glass lenses, a supporting frame, and an airtight metal vessel containing water and air. When the air is heated during operation, a small water fountain is produced.
Further Reading
Salomon de Caus - Short Biography (Kinematic Models for Design, Digital Library)
How Steam Engines Work (howstuffworks.com)
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Cutler Cleveland (Lead Author);Tom Lawrence (Topic Editor) "Caux, Salomon de". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth August 28, 2006; Last revised Date August 28, 2006; Retrieved February 9, 2012 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Caux%2C_Salomon_de>
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The Encyclopedia of Earth Cutler J. Cleveland is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. Dr. Cleveland is currently a Professor in the Department of Geography and Environment at Boston University, with joint appointments in the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies and the Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer Range Future. He also is a Senior Fellow at the National Council for Science and the Environment in Washington D.C. Dr. Cleveland is als ... (Full Bio)
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