selenium eyes

A form of selenium eye — A device consisting of a closeable ball of blackened wood surrounding a glass lens that focuses light onto a selenium cell attached to a galvanometer; used by astronomers to measure the light variations of a heavenly body.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of selenium eye
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