Code Number: 8B10.20

Demo Title: Solar Constant

Condition: Good

Principle: Solar Constant

Area of Study: Astronomy

References:

Uri Ganiel, "The Solar Constant", TPT, Vol. 42, # 4, April 2004, p. 196.
Gilbert H. Ward, "Hard to Believe!", TPT, Vol. 38, # 6, Sept. 2000, p. 333.
U. Geniel, O. Kedem, "Solar Energy- How Much Do We Receive? ", TPT, Vol. 21, # 9, Dec. 1983, p. 573.
E.G. Eaton, Richard DeGeer, and Phyllis Freier, "The Solar Constant: A Take Home Lab", TPT, Vol. 15, # 3, March 1977, p. 51.
Vittorio Zanetti, "Sun and Lamps", AJP, Vol. 52, #12, Dec. 1984, p. 1127.
V. Zanetti and A. Zecca, "A Home-Made Pyranometer for Solar Experiments", AJP, Vol. 51, #7, July 1983, p. 633.
Forrest M. Mims III, "The Solar Constant", Electronic Sensor Circuits & Projects, p. 100.

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