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... cables especially ; but there can be little doubt that india - rubber is a far more durable material , and it is slowly coming into use , notwithstanding the oppo- sition of the manufacturers who have embarked large capital in the ...
... cables especially ; but there can be little doubt that india - rubber is a far more durable material , and it is slowly coming into use , notwithstanding the oppo- sition of the manufacturers who have embarked large capital in the ...
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... cable ever laid , without special care or know- ledge , remained in perfect order for ten years , and when taken up for repairs was found nearly throughout in as perfect a condition as when it was first laid down . This is Neptune's ...
... cable ever laid , without special care or know- ledge , remained in perfect order for ten years , and when taken up for repairs was found nearly throughout in as perfect a condition as when it was first laid down . This is Neptune's ...
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... cable , through the instrumentality of the copying machine , enables a man to sit down and write a letter in London , and feel certain that a fac - simile of his handwriting was at the same moment coming out of the telegraph office at ...
... cable , through the instrumentality of the copying machine , enables a man to sit down and write a letter in London , and feel certain that a fac - simile of his handwriting was at the same moment coming out of the telegraph office at ...
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... cables . When it is remem- bered that the problem to be solved is to produce some envelope which shall perfectly isolate and protect a conduct- ing wire , running for thousands of miles , as the Atlantic cable , for instance , does ...
... cables . When it is remem- bered that the problem to be solved is to produce some envelope which shall perfectly isolate and protect a conduct- ing wire , running for thousands of miles , as the Atlantic cable , for instance , does ...
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... Cable ) , allow it to sink for miles through rapid and sometimes diverse currents , and trust that it will remain ... cables thus cast forth to seek an unknown bottom , surrounded on MESSAGES UNDER THE SEA.
... Cable ) , allow it to sink for miles through rapid and sometimes diverse currents , and trust that it will remain ... cables thus cast forth to seek an unknown bottom , surrounded on MESSAGES UNDER THE SEA.
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