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 235
famous engineering firm of Easton & Amos. 205 SIR CHARLES TILSTON BRIGHT In passing from the hold to the stern of thelaying vessel, the cable is taken round a drum.^Attached to the axle of the drum- is a wheelfitted with an iron friction-strap (to which arefixed blocks of hard wood), capable of… … AMOS AND BRIGHTs FRICTION-BRAKE APPARATUS round with them : thus the lever bars are deflectedfrom the vertical line and the iron band openedsufficiently to lessen the brake power. Hence thisapparatus may be said to be partially self regula-ting in its action, to the extent of avoiding anexcess…
Bright, Charles Tilston, Sir, 1832-1888 · Transatlantic cables · Telegraph
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