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Sir Francis Ronalds : father of the electric telegraph / Beverley F. Ronalds.
Van Pelt Library TK5243.R66 R664 2016
By Request
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ronalds, Beverley Frances, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ronalds, Francis, Sir, 1788-1873.
- Ronalds, Francis.
- Telegraph--Great Britain--History.
- Telegraph.
- Inventors--Great Britain--Biography.
- Inventors.
- Meteorologists.
- History.
- Great Britain.
- Meteorologists--Great Britain--Biography.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 604 pages 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; Hackensack, NJ : Imperial College Press, [2016]
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Founded on cheese
- Scenes in the story
- Frank and his family
- A life of science
- Electrical science and engineering 1810-19
- Who invented the electric telegraph?
- The grand tour
- A sulphur business opportunity?
- Perspective tracing instruments
- Dr Alexander Blair and the Carnac megaliths
- Science exhibitions: a glimpse into Ronalds' mechanical inventions 1824-41
- Kew Observatory 1842-55 and beyond
- Atmospheric electricity and meteorology: instruments and observations
- Photographic recording instruments for meteorology and geomagnetism
- Last years and legacy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 557-592) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781783269174
- 1783269170
- OCLC:
- 932171894
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