TY - CHAP DB - Science History Institute DP - Science History Institute M2 - Courtesy of Science History Institute. Rights: Public Domain Mark 1.0 TI - Bernières' immense burning glass T2 - The Phenomena and Laws of Heat ID - 5zqwqd3 AU - Cazin, Achille PB - Scribner & Co. CY - New York, New York DA - 1869/// YR - 1869 AV - VL - AN - UR - https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/5zqwqd3 AB - Engraved plate illustrates M. de Bernières' immense burning glass, capable of causing combustion through the use of lenses and sunlight. Sunlight passes through two lenses projected onto a combustible surface causing it to ignite. More information can be found on page 82. This illustration comes from The Phenomena and Laws of Heat by Achille Cazin. Frontismatter and select illustrations have been digitized from this work on the laws of heat. KW - Rich, Elihu, 1819-1875 KW - Heat--Conduction KW - Bernières, M. de KW - Combustion KW - Scientific illustration LA - English ER -