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An omni-directional solar heat collector having a transparent, spherical outer shell, a spherical inner shell within the outer shell containing a plurality of light magnifying lenses spaced along the periphery thereof, and a plurality of heat collecting elements within said inner shell spaced from t

An omni-directional solar heat collector having a transparent, spherical outer shell, a spherical inner shell within the outer shell containing a plurality of light magnifying lenses spaced along the periphery thereof, and a plurality of heat collecting elements within said inner shell spaced from the magnifying lenses so that maximum light and heat intensity focuses upon said elements.

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A solar heat collector comprising: a transparent, spherical outer shell; a spherical inner shell within said outer shell and spaced therefrom containing a plurality of light intensification means spaced along the periphery thereof; a plurality of heat collecting elements within said inner shell spac

A solar heat collector comprising: a transparent, spherical outer shell; a spherical inner shell within said outer shell and spaced therefrom containing a plurality of light intensification means spaced along the periphery thereof; a plurality of heat collecting elements within said inner shell spaced from the light intensification means; and inlet and outlet headers communicating with said heat collecting elements and passing through said inner and outer shells for circulation of a heat transfer medium through said heat collecting elements, wherein said heat collecting elements comprise a circuitous array of passageways contained within a plurality of metal plates intersecting within said inner shell, said passageways being connected to a common inlet and outlet header.