heliography
| Former method of signalling, used by armies in the late 19th century, which employed sunlight reflected from a mirror to pass messages in Morse code. On a clear day, a heliograph could send over distances in excess of 50 km/30 mi. |
| Also, an early photographic process by which a permanent image was formed on a glass plate. |
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