Solar Power
- ISBN-10
- 1432954458
- ISBN-13
- 9781432954451
- Series
- Solar Power
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-07-01
- Publisher
- Capstone
- Author
- Chris Oxlade
Description
Explore the history of solar power, and examines how energy from the Sun is harnessed and used in modern day cars, homes, and buildings.
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- 2019-07-04
- 160 pages
- Paperback
- Independently Published
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- 2019-04-02
- 344 pages
- Ebook
- Univ of California Press
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- 2019-03-05
- 344 pages
- Paperback
- University of California Press
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- 2019-03-05
- 344 pages
- Paperback
- University of California Press
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