The Atlantic telegraph

"The year 1866 will witness the consummation of the greatest work of civilised man, and the grandest exposition of the development of the faculties bestowed on him to overcome material difficulties" (p. 104). This book describes the progress of the Atlantic cable project from the mid-1850s...

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Main Author: Russell, William Howard, Sir, 1820-1907
Other Authors: Dudley, Robert
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Day & Son 1865
Subjects:
Transatlantic cables
Newfoundland studies
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/31446
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:cns/31446 2023-12-31T10:19:38+01:00 The Atlantic telegraph Russell, William Howard, Sir, 1820-1907 Dudley, Robert 19th Century [1865] v, 117 p., [26] col. plates : ill. image/jpeg; application/pdf http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/31446 eng eng Day & Son London (22.19 MB) -- https://dai.mun.ca/PDFs/cns/The_Atlantic_Telegraph.pdf Centre for Newfoundland Studies - Digitized Books TK 5611 R8 1865 c.2 RARE http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/31446 Centre for Newfoundland Studies Print text held in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Centre for Newfoundland Studies Transatlantic cables Text Book 1865 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:21Z "The year 1866 will witness the consummation of the greatest work of civilised man, and the grandest exposition of the development of the faculties bestowed on him to overcome material difficulties" (p. 104). This book describes the progress of the Atlantic cable project from the mid-1850s to 1865, in anticipation of the laying of what was to become the first successful transatlantic cable in 1866. The appendices include details of the equipment, the people involved in the project, and a list of other cables layed around the world. Includes a list of other books available from the publisher, dated "Nov. and Dec 1865" (p. [119]-122). Book Newfoundland studies Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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The Atlantic telegraph
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description "The year 1866 will witness the consummation of the greatest work of civilised man, and the grandest exposition of the development of the faculties bestowed on him to overcome material difficulties" (p. 104). This book describes the progress of the Atlantic cable project from the mid-1850s to 1865, in anticipation of the laying of what was to become the first successful transatlantic cable in 1866. The appendices include details of the equipment, the people involved in the project, and a list of other cables layed around the world. Includes a list of other books available from the publisher, dated "Nov. and Dec 1865" (p. [119]-122).
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Print text held in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Centre for Newfoundland Studies
op_relation (22.19 MB) -- https://dai.mun.ca/PDFs/cns/The_Atlantic_Telegraph.pdf
Centre for Newfoundland Studies - Digitized Books
TK 5611 R8 1865 c.2 RARE
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