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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 406

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experience, as well as owing to the considerableinterest and pains they had evinced in the undertakingthroughout. 376 THE ATLANTIC CABLE 58. It was the outcome of six years further experi-ence, during which several important Hnes—dealtwith in Vol, II.—had been laid. It also followedupon the… … conductor and insulator ^ as that which Sir Charleshad suggested for the previous Atlantic line, onwhich occasion, it will be remembered, his recom-mendation was not adopted. If it had been, itwould have been a far larger core than anythingdreamt of at that time. The armour provided for ^ 300 lbs.…

Bright, Charles Tilston, Sir, 1832-1888 · Transatlantic cables · Telegraph

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