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Lesage experimenting with the first electric telegraph, Geneva, 1774 (1876). Artist: Unknown
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Title:
Lesage experimenting with the first electric telegraph, Geneva, 1774 (1876). Artist: Unknown
Caption:
Lesage experimenting with the first electric telegraph, Geneva, 1774 (1876). George Louis Lesage (1724-1803), Swiss scientist, devised an early form of electric telegraph. It had a separate wire for each letter of the alphabet and a range limited to the distance between two rooms in Lesage's home. FromLes Grandes Inventions (The Great Inventions) by Louis Figuier. (Paris, 1876).
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Technique/material:
WOOD ENGRAVING
Credit:
Album / Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images
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Image size:
5409 x 3230 px | 50.0 MB
Print size:
45.8 x 27.3 cm | 18.0 x 10.8 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
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