Lord Kelvin's transatlantic telegraph, 1877. Artist: John Wright Oakes

Lord Kelvin's transatlantic telegraph, 1877. Artist: John Wright Oakes

1-157-761 - Oxford Science Archive/Heritage Images

Lord Kelvin's transatlantic telegraph, 1877. William Thomson's (Lord Kelvin) (1824-1907) receiving apparatus used at Brest, France, including his mirror galvanometer (left), an instrument for measuring small electric currents.


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  1. John Wright Oakes, attributed to: British: Artist
People Related
  1. Lord Kelvin: British: Physicist, mathematician

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3606x2906
File Size : 30,701kb


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  1. 002515
  1. 002515
  1. 0460001313
  1. 1-157-761
  1. 1157761
  1. 1313

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