Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 May 1906 — The Telemobiloscope. [ARTICLE]

The Telemobiloscope.

Kuowu as the telemobiloaeope, un apparatus which Is expected to prove of great use to ships at night or in foggy weather lias been invented by a German engineer at Dusseldorf. Electric waves are generated by a sparking coll, which Is contained In a pivoted box and fastened on a ship’s bridge, and these, living projected into the atmosphere, act as "feelers" for metallic bodies. Should another vessel be near the waves reflect and record on the receiver the approximate distance and size of the other ship.