Heliograph (disambiguation)
Heliograph is a word derived from helios (Greek Ἥλιος / ἥλιος "sun") and graphein (γραφειν "to write"). It has several uses:
- the heliograph, a device used for optical signalling
- a type of sunshine recorder
- a solar telescope, a telescope especially adapted for viewing the surface of the sun
- heliography, the photographic process used to make the earliest known permanent photograph from nature
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