The life story of the late Sir Charles Tilston Bright, civil engineer; with which is incorporated the story of the Atlantic cable, and the first telegraph to India and the colonies (1899)
Bright, Edward Brialsford, 1831-, Bright, Charles, 1863- · Westminster : A. Constable · leaf 109
ose family were connected with the Brights in formergenerations : See Genealogical Tree (Appendices). 8?. SIR CHARLES TILSTON BRIGHT the present day. No central guiding cone orcylindrical frame were in use at that time, noryet any crinoline. Each coil was turned bodilyover by the men below to take… … THE PAYING-OUT APPARATUS iron rail at the stern. The drum was fitted witha flexible iron strap on its circumference, attachedto a lever hand-brake, to check the cables rateof delivery outboard. Without this precaution inthe deeper water (nearly a quarter of a mile inplaces) the heavy monster would…
Bright, Charles Tilston, Sir, 1832-1888 · Transatlantic cables · Telegraph
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