A golden thread
Subtitle: 2500 years of solar architecture and technology
By: by Ken Butti and John Perlin.
Contributors: Perlin, John, joint author.
Publisher: Cheshire Books; Van Nostrand Reinhold
Published: 1980
Place of publication: Palo Alto; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 289
Subjects: Solar energy -- History; Architecture and solar radiation -- History
Description: From the Authors' Note...

Almost 2,500 years ago, the ancient Greeks began designing their homes to capture winter sunlight. This book describes the major advances in solar architecture and technology that have occurred since that time. Its emphasis is on developments occurring in Western civilization, but it also touches on important work from China and Japan.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: label: Author's Note
pagenum: v; label: Foreword
pagenum: viii; label: I
title: Early Use ofthe Sun
pagenum: 1; label: 1
title: Solar Architecture in Ancient Greece
pagenum: 2; label: 2
title: Roman Solar Architecture
pagenum: 14; label: 3
title: Burning Mirrors
pagenum: 28; label: 4
title: Heat for Horticulture
pagenum: 40; label: 5
title: Solar Hot Boxes
pagenum: 54 |; label: II
title: Powerfrom the Sun
pagenum: 60; label: 6
title: The First Solar Motors
pagenum: 62; label: 7
title: Two American Pioneers
pagenum: 76; label: 8
title: Low Temperature Solar Motors
pagenum: 90 |; label: 9
title: The First Practical Solar Engine
pagenum: 100; label: III
title: Solar Water Heating
pagenum: 112; label: 10
title: Early Solar Water Heaters
pagenum: 114; label: 11
title: Hot Water—Day and Night
pagenum: 128; label: 12
title: A Flourishing Solar Industry
pagenum: 142; label: IV
title: Solar House Heating
pagenum: 156; label: 13
title: Solar Communities of Europe
pagenum: 158; label: 14
title: Solar Heating in Early America
pagenum: 172; label: 15
title: An American Revival
pagenum: 180; label: 16
title: Solar Collectors for House Heating
pagenum: 196; label: V
title: The Modern Era
pagenum: 218; label: 17
title: Postwar Energy Perspectives
pagenum: 220; label: 18
title: Worldwide Solar Water Heating
pagenum: 234; label: 19
title: Full Circle
pagenum: 248; label: Notes
pagenum: 254; label: Index
pagenum: 278