Excerpt from Telegraph and Travel: A Narrative of the Formation and Development of Telegraphic Communication Between England and India, Under the Orders of Her Majesty's Government, With Incidental Notices of the Countries Traversed by the Lines
Mr. Alfred Brasher. What have been the services of the officers of Royal Engineers and other their fellow labourers, towards perfecting the Government Indo European Telegraph, it will be his agreeable duty to render some account of in the following pages.
If a second last word he allowable, the undersigned would acknowledge, though by such acknowledgment he cannot discharge, a heavy debt of gratitude to Mr. George Grove for most patient, courteous, and real aid in passing this volume through the press.
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Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book recounts the construction and development of a telegraph network connecting Great Britain with India, beginning in 1854. The author, an officer in the British Army, was heavily involved in the project, and provides a detailed account of the challenges and successes they faced in creating this revolutionary new form of communication. The book explores the political and technical difficulties of establishing a telegraph line across vast and diverse terrain, and sheds light on the role of individuals and technological innovations in shaping the course of history. It offers valuable insights into the impact of the telegraph on global communication and the broader context of British colonialism in the mid-19th century. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Codice articolo 9780282218737_0
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