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Excerpt from Extracts From the Private Letters of the Late Sir William Fothergill Cooke, 1836-39, Relating to the Invention and Development of the Electric Telegraph: Also, a Memoir
The Council of the Institution of Electrical Engineers have authorised the publication of the following extracts from private letters addressed by the late Sir William Fothergill Cooke to his Mother and to other immediate relatives, believing that they will prove of much interest in connection with the early history of the Electric Telegraph, and its practical introduction into this country by him and the late Sir Charles Wheatstone.
These letters form a very small portion of the valuable and interesting collection of mss. Which have come into the posses sion of the Institution, and which comprises, besides business correspondence and official papers, a number of letters from men of eminence living at that time.
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The Council of the Institution of Electrical Engineers have authorised the publication of the following extracts from private letters addressed by the late Sir William Fothergill Cooke to his Mother and to other immediate relatives, believing that they will prove of much interest in connection with the early history of the Electric Telegraph, and its practical introduction into this country by him and the late Sir Charles Wheatstone.
These letters form a very small portion of the valuable and interesting collection of mss. Which have come into the posses sion of the Institution, and which comprises, besides business correspondence and official papers, a number of letters from men of eminence living at that time.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
William Fothergill Cooke
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ISBN - 9780331638806
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.6 cm
Page Count - 103
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Author
William Fothergill Cooke
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ISBN - 9781334113659
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.6 cm
Page Count - 105
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