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Sir Charles Bright. The Story of the Atlantic Cable
The Story of the Atlantic Cable
Table of Contents
PART I
INTRODUCTORY
PART II. THE PIONEER LINE
CHAPTER I. EVOLUTION OF ATLANTIC TELEGRAPHY IN AMERICA AND ENGLAND
CHAPTER II. THE MANUFACTURE OF THE LINE
CHAPTER III. THE FIRST START
CHAPTER IV. PREPARATIONS FOR ANOTHER ATTEMPT
CHAPTER V. THE TRIAL TRIP
CHAPTER VI. THE STORM
CHAPTER VII. THE RENEWED EFFORT
CHAPTER VIII “FINIS CORONAT OPUS”
CHAPTER IX. THE CELEBRATION
CHAPTER X. WORKING THE LINE
CHAPTER XI. THE INQUEST
PART III. INTERMEDIATE KNOWLEDGE AND ADVANCE
CHAPTER XII. OTHER PROPOSED ROUTES
CHAPTER XIII. EXPERIENCE, INVESTIGATION, AND PROGRESS
PART IV. COMMERCIAL SUCCESS
CHAPTER XIV. THE 1865 CABLE AND EXPEDITION
CHAPTER XV. SECOND AND SUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT
CHAPTER XVI. RECOVERY AND COMPLETION OF THE 1865 CABLE
CHAPTER XVII. JUBILATIONS
CHAPTER XVIII. SUBSEQUENT ATLANTIC LINES
CHAPTER XIX. ATLANTIC CABLE SYSTEMS OF TO-DAY
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Sir Charles Bright
Published by Good Press, 2019
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Some again absolutely went so far as to take out patents for converting the laying vessel into a huge factory, with a view to making the cable on board in one continuous length, and submerging it during the process!
Finally, one naval expert assured the company that “no other machinery for paying out was necessary than a handspike to stop the egress of the cable.{46}”
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