Austral Islands
Austral Islands , volcanic island group (2002 pop. 6,386), South Pacific, part of French Polynesia . They are sometimes known as the Tubuai Islands. The group comprises seven islands, plus islets, with a total land area of c.115 sq mi (300 sq km). Tubuai, the largest island (c.17 sq mi/44 sq km), was visited by Capt. James Cook in 1777 and was annexed by France in 1880. European diseases and slavers very nearly wiped out the native Polynesian population of the islands, especially on Rapa. In 1938, French authorities imposed strict regulations on immigration and tourism. Coffee, arrowroot, tobacco, and copra are produced on the islands.
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Publication No. WO/2009/149505 Published on Dec. 17, Assigned to Solar Systems for Photovoltaic Device (Australian Inventors)
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 12/17/2009; 397 words
; ...both of Australia, have developed a photovoltaic device for a closely packed array. The patent has been assigned to Solar Systems Pty Ltd., Victoria, Australia. According to an abstract posted by the World Intellectual Property Organization...
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Patent No. 7,631,641 Issued on Dec. 15 for Solar Heat Absorbing System (New York Inventors)
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 12/16/2009; 388 words
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Solar System
Encyclopedia entry from: UXL Encyclopedia of Science
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Solar Wind
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Solar Cell
Book article from: How Products Are Made
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Solar Heating System
Book article from: How Products Are Made
...space heating, two main types of systems are used. A passive solar heating system admits solar energy directly into a building...This is known as an isolated-gain system. Active solar heating systems use water or air to transport heat...
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