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CAMPBELL STOKES SUNSHINE RECORDER, WHICH ARE NOT IN GENERAL USE ANYMORE, BUT IT'S AN INTERESTING HISTORICAL INSTRUMENT.

It records sunshine by burning a trace on a daily paper log that can then be measure in length to quantify daily sunshine. Designed in the late 1800's data from such devices have been used to build historical databases for solar resources assessment worldwide.

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Author U.S. Department of Energy from United States

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by U.S. Department of Energy at https://flickr.com/photos/37916456@N02/27073191205. It was reviewed on 22 November 2017 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the United States Government Work.

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