MOUCHOT, La chaleur solaire, 1869 (Envoi)

First edition.
Pioneering book on solar energy, one of the first entirely devoted to the subject.
Augustin Mouchot (1825-1912) was a French inventor and engineer, a pioneer in solar energy. His book La chaleur solaire et ses applications industrielles (Solar Heat and Its Industrial Applications) is a major work detailing his research and inventions for capturing and utilizing solar energy. Mouchot is famous for developing solar collectors and steam engines powered by solar energy, thus anticipating the importance of renewable energy by several decades. This book, illustrated with 35 engravings, is an essential resource for the history of solar technology and 19th-century engineering, presenting concepts that are still relevant today.

Presentation copy to Jean Gustave Bourbouze (1825-1889).