A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1954 - Civilization |
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... telegraph . The Sun , 15 November 1794. Photograph . Science Museum , London . D. E. Woodall 645 346 Schilling's telegraph . ( A , C ) Crown Copyright . Science Museum , London . ( B ) After Sci . Amer . Suppl . , 16 , 6467 , fig . 12 ...
... telegraph . The Sun , 15 November 1794. Photograph . Science Museum , London . D. E. Woodall 645 346 Schilling's telegraph . ( A , C ) Crown Copyright . Science Museum , London . ( B ) After Sci . Amer . Suppl . , 16 , 6467 , fig . 12 ...
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... Telegraph Hill ' . Yet another chain was projected in 1801 , to link London with Yarmouth , but during the brief lull in the fighting with France marked by the Peace of Amiens ( 1802 ) the plan was postponed ; it was not in fact ...
... Telegraph Hill ' . Yet another chain was projected in 1801 , to link London with Yarmouth , but during the brief lull in the fighting with France marked by the Peace of Amiens ( 1802 ) the plan was postponed ; it was not in fact ...
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... telegraph , to which the needle - instruments of the Cooke and Wheatstone telegraphs bore a close resemblance , most ... telegraph had to be operated by unskilled persons . In regular telegraph offices , however , where trained operators ...
... telegraph , to which the needle - instruments of the Cooke and Wheatstone telegraphs bore a close resemblance , most ... telegraph had to be operated by unskilled persons . In regular telegraph offices , however , where trained operators ...
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GLASS by L M ANGUSBUTTERWORTH Director The Newton Heath Glass | 12 |
TELEGRAPHY by G R M GARRATT Deputy Keeper Department of Electrical | 22 |
FISH PRESERVATION by C L CUTTING Officer in Charge Humber | 44 |
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