America, the telegraph signal-men received severe electric shocks. At a station in Norway the telegraphic apparatus was set fire to ; and at Boston, in North America, a flame of fire followed the pen of Bain's electric telegraph... The Popular Science Monthly - Page 1581872Full view - About this book
| sir John Frederick W. Herschel (1st bart.) - 1867 - 642 pages
...Melbourne, on the night of the 2d of September the greatest Aurora ever seen there made its appearance. These Auroras were accompanied with unusually great...convey. At Washington and Philadelphia, in America, the telegraph signal-men received severe electric shocks. At a station in Norway the telegraphic apparatus... | |
| John Frederick William Herschel - 1867 - 552 pages
...Melbourne, on the night of the zd of September the greatest Aurora ever seen there made its appearance. These Auroras were accompanied with unusually great...convey. At Washington and Philadelphia, in America, the telegraph signal-men received severe electric shocks. At a station in Norway the telegraphic apparatus... | |
| Sir Charles Lyell - 1868 - 692 pages
...Melbourne, on the night of the 2nd of September, the greatest Aurora ever seen there made its appearance. These Auroras were accompanied with unusually great...In many places the telegraphic wires struck work. At Washington and Philadelphia, in America, the telegraph signal-men received severe electric shocks.... | |
| Albert Taylor Bledsoe, Sophia M'Ilvaine Bledsoe Herrick - 1869 - 530 pages
...Melbourne, on the night of the 2d of September, the greatest aurora ever seen there made its appearance. These auroras were accompanied with unusually great...disturbances in every part of the world. In many places the telegraph wires struck work. They had too many private messages of their own to convey. At Washington... | |
| William Mattieu Williams - 1870 - 254 pages
...Melbourne, on the night of the 2nd September, the greatest aurora ever seen there made its appearance. These auroras were accompanied with unusually great...disturbances in every part of the world. In many places the telegraph wires struck work. They had too many private messages of their own to convey. At Washington... | |
| Richard Anthony Proctor - 1871 - 550 pages
...at Melbourne, on the night of September 2, the greatest aurora ever seen there made its appearance. These auroras were accompanied with unusually great...signal-men received severe electric shocks. At a station in Xonvay, the telegraphic apparatus was set fire to ; and at Boston, in North America, a flame of fire... | |
| Richard Anthony Proctor - 1871 - 552 pages
...at Melbourne, on the night of September 2, the greatest aurora ever seen there made its appearance. These auroras were accompanied with unusually great...too many private messages of their own to convey. At AVashington and Philadelphia, in America, the telegraphic signal-men received severe electric shocks.... | |
| Richard Anthony Proctor - 1872 - 576 pages
...at Melbourne, on the night of September 2, the greatest aurora ever seen there made its appearance. These auroras were accompanied with unusually great...disturbances in every part of the world. In many places the telegraph wires struck work. They had too many private messages of their own to convey. At Washington... | |
| Sir Charles Lyell - 1874 - 692 pages
...September, the greatest Aurora ever seen there made its appearance. These Auroras were accompanied by unusually great electromagnetic disturbances in every...In many places the telegraphic wires struck work. At Washington and Philadelphia, in America, the telegraph signal-men received severe electric shocks.... | |
| Sir Charles Lyell - 1876 - 696 pages
...places the telegraphic wires struck work. At Washington and Philadelphia, in America, the telegraph signal-men received severe electric shocks. At a station in Norway the telegraphic apparatus wad set fire to ; and at Boston, in North America, a flame of fire followed the pen of Bain'selectric... | |
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