British Almanac and CompanionStationers' Company, 1866 |
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21. oldal
... cable from Dover to Calais , 26 miles ; this cable was a mere cord , a wire simply covered with gutta - percha , and weighing only 4 cwt . to the mile ; it spoke for one day and was then silent for ever . Next year the company submerged ...
... cable from Dover to Calais , 26 miles ; this cable was a mere cord , a wire simply covered with gutta - percha , and weighing only 4 cwt . to the mile ; it spoke for one day and was then silent for ever . Next year the company submerged ...
23. oldal
... cables , 380 miles in all , to connect the islands of Majorca , Minorca , and Ivica , with each other , and with the mainland ; and France , a cable of 195 miles from Toulon to Corsica , across a sea attaining a depth of 1,500 fathoms ...
... cables , 380 miles in all , to connect the islands of Majorca , Minorca , and Ivica , with each other , and with the mainland ; and France , a cable of 195 miles from Toulon to Corsica , across a sea attaining a depth of 1,500 fathoms ...
35. oldal
... cable paid out . At 1 p.m. the electrical tests denoted " dead earth , " a total cessation of action in the cable ; and the electricians pronounced the defect to be about three miles from the ship . Then ensued the disheartening and ...
... cable paid out . At 1 p.m. the electrical tests denoted " dead earth , " a total cessation of action in the cable ; and the electricians pronounced the defect to be about three miles from the ship . Then ensued the disheartening and ...
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