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The sun is the engine that drives our universe. It is the source of electromagnetic energy that makes it possible for life to flourish here. The continual presence of solar energy over many eons has facilitated our evolution. Early man recognized the overpowering importance of the sun by worshiping it. The same continual solar flux on earth resulted in the fossil fuels which we are depleting so rapidly.
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Slack, L.H. (1979). Solar Energy Materials. In: Riazuddin (eds) Physics and Contemporary Needs. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3587-0_11
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