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he·li·o·graph  (hl--grf)
n.
1. A device for transmitting messages by reflecting sunlight.
2. A device for photographing the sun.
v. he·li·o·graphed, he·li·o·graph·ing, he·li·o·graphs
v.tr.
To send (a message) by heliograph.
v.intr.
To send a heliograph.
heli·ogra·pher (-gr-fr) n.
heli·o·graphic adj.
heli·ogra·phy (-gr-f) n.
heliography
1. the measurement of the duration and intensity of sunlight.
2. the system or process of signaling by reflecting the sun’s rays in a mirror.
3. an early photographic process involving coated metal plates exposed to sunlight. — heliographer, n. — heliographic, heliographical, adj.
See also: Sun
heliography - Using a mirror to send a signal.
See also related terms for mirror.
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Clark printed the photos--mostly portraits of his buddies, sometimes with needles in their arms or blood on their hands--in 1964 and brought them to New York, where a photographer friend had gotten him a show at the Heliography Gallery on the Upper East Side.
Larry Clark. (First Break) by Aletti, Vince / Artforum International
Paul Beck Goddard of Philadelphia was the first person in the world to obtain an instantaneous picture by heliography, December 1839.
The Philadelphia influence by Patti, Tony / PSA Journal
 
 
 
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