telegraphoscope

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|historical}} An [[instrument]] for [[telegraphically]] [[transmit]]ting a [[picture]] and reproducing its image as a [[positive]] or [[negative]]. The [[transmitter]] includes a [[camera obscura]] and a row of minute [[selenium]] [[cell]]s. The [[receiver]] includes an [[oscillograph]], [[relay]], [[equilibrator]], and an [[induction coil]] whose [[spark]]s [[perforate]] a paper with tiny holes that form the image.

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