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" Waterloo-bridge, and thence to the top of the tower, where one of the telegraphs was placed. The wire then descended, and a plate of zinc attached to its extremity was plunged into the mud of the river ; a similar plate was attached to the extremity at... "
London Journal of Arts, Sciences and Manufacturers, and Repertory of Patent ... - Page 54
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An Account of Some Remarkable Applications of the Electric Fluid to the ...

John Finlaison - 1843 - 152 pages
...ground. In the same year, he formed a communication between King's College and the shot-tower upon the opposite side of the river; the communicating wire was laid along the parapets of Somerset House, and Waterloo Bridge, and thence to the top of the tower, where one of the telegraphs...
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An account of some remarkable applications of the electric fluid to the ...

John Finlaison - 1843 - 154 pages
...ground. In the same year, he formed a communication between King's College and the shot-tower upon the opposite side of the river; the communicating wire was laid along the parapets of Somerset House, and Waterloo Bridge, and thence to the top of the tower, where one of the telegraphs...
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The London Anecdotes for All Readers ...

Charles Maybury Archer - 1848 - 292 pages
...terrace at Somerset House and Waterloo Bridge, and thence to the top of the Tower, about 150 feet high, where one of the telegraphs was placed ; the wire...extremity, was plunged into the mud of the river, whilst a similar plate was attached to the extremity at the north side, and was immersed in the water....
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Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Volume 11

1852 - 628 pages
...the ground. In the same year he formed a communication between King's College and the Shot-tower on the opposite side of the river : the communicating...zinc attached to its extremity was plunged into the mnd of the river; a similar plate was attached to the extremity at the north side, and was immersed...
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Stories of Inventors and Discoverers in Science and the Useful Arts: A Book ...

John Timbs - 1860 - 478 pages
...House and Waterloo Bridge, and thence to the top of the tower, about 150 feet high, where a telegraph was placed ; the wire then descended, and a plate...its extremity was plunged into the mud of the river, while a similar plate attached to the extremity at the north side was immersed in the water. The circuit...
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Wonderful inventions: from the mariner's compass to the electric telegraph cable

John Timbs - 1868 - 434 pages
...terrace at Somerset-House and Waterloo-bridge, and thence to the top of the tower, about 150 feet high, where one of the telegraphs was placed. The wire then...extremity, was plunged into the mud of the river, whilst a similar plate was attached to the extremity at the north side, and was immersed in the water....
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Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Volume 11

Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain) - 1852 - 560 pages
...the ground. In the same year he formed a communication between King's College and the Shot-tower on the opposite side of the river : the communicating...the parapets of Somerset-house and Waterloo-bridge, aud thence to the top of the tower, where one of the telegraphs was placed ; the wire then descended,...
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