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Kirwan, Adrian (2017) R.L. Edgeworth and optical telegraphy in Ireland, c. 1790–1805. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Culture, History, Literature, 117C. pp. 209-235. ISSN 0035-8991 (In Press)
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Abstract
In 1804 Richard Lovell Edgeworth began transmitting telegraphic messages from
Dublin, on the east coast of Ireland, to Galway, on the west coast. Claims of rapid
transmission speeds appeared in national newspapers and great excitement was provoked by
this marvel of modern science. Its potential as a means of secret military communication was
self-evident. Edgeworth’s optical telegraph was but one of many that appeared in Europe in
the period following the French Revolution.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Additional Information: | This is a post-print. |
| Keywords: | Optical telegraph; telegraphy; history; Ireland; Irish; |
| Academic Unit: | Faculty of Arts,Celtic Studies and Philosophy > History |
| Item ID: | 16482 |
| Depositing User: | Vidatum Academic |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Sep 2022 13:29 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Culture, History, Literature |
| Publisher: | Royal Irish Academy |
| Refereed: | Yes |
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| URI: | https://mu.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/16482 |
| Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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