Talk:Heliotrope (instrument)

Would someone be able to explain "atmospheric aberrations"? The linked article is a general article on optical aberrations which does not mention "atmospheric" aberrations and does not make it clear why the time of day would change this. TinyTimZamboni (talk) 03:35, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

This article mentions a measurement that was taken between Mount Saint Helena and Mount Shasta and the distance is listed as 192 miles. The related page [|Heliograph] which links to this page mentions a different measurement and to reduce the chance of confusion I would like for someone to synchronize the two article so they both mention the same measurement or list both on both pages. Marshallsmithwd (talk) 14:36, 26 November 2014 (UTC)

Mechanism of the Device
Would it be valuable to give a description of how this devices works? Most of the content of the article is about when or where it was used but there's not much about what makes it a distinct invention.

I'm only asking just because I'm not sure if there is a similar instrument with a more detailed page, or if the mechanism is too technical for a encyclopedia page. 198.58.208.146 (talk) 14:36, 26 October 2021 (UTC)