telephotography
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noun
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Origin of telephotography
First recorded in 1880–85; tele- 1 + photography
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Based on a principle akin to telephotography, the radiophoto device was developed by Westinghouse Electric & Mfg.
From Time Magazine Archive
In this emergency a fertile-minded office man bethought him of telephotography.
From Time Magazine Archive
The device is somewhat similar to that used in " telephotography," the light reflected from the pictures being cut into innumerable flashes by a " radio eye," a revolving disc composed of many mirrors.
From Time Magazine Archive
In astronomical observations, for instance, they employ a system of telephotography.
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