Telegraphy
Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence on galvanic communications, 1849 - 1853
Correspondence on galvanic signals, 1852 - 1855
Correspondence on galvanic time, 1849 - 1855
Correspondence on galvanic time, 1855 - 1858
Correspondence on the Deal time ball, 1858 - 1863
Correspondence on the day to day running of the time ball at Deal, its telegraphic communications with Greenwich, and the transfer of ownership from the Admiralty to the South Eastern Railway. The correspondents include C.V. Walker, J. Washington and C.E. Paget.
Correspondence on the Deal time ball, 1864 - 1868
Correspondence on the day to day running of the time ball at Deal and its telegraphic communications with Greenwich. There are also papers on the sale of the Deal naval dockyard and time ball; Airy's report on a visit to the Deal Time Ball; instructions and orders for W. Newby, the time ball attendant; and a poster explaining the Deal Time Ball service and the refurbishment of the time ball tower. The correspondents include W.G. Romaine, C.V. Walker and J. Field.
Correspondence on the Deal time ball, 1868 - 1872
Correspondence on the day to day running of the time ball at Deal and its telegraphic communications with Greenwich. There are instructions on cleaning, repairs and failures of current between the Observatory and Deal, and correspondence with W. Newby, the time ball attendant, and with C.V. Walker.
Correspondence on the Deal time ball, 1873 - 1876
Correspondence on the day to day running of the time ball at Deal and its telegraphic communications with Greenwich. There are instructions concerning routine work, repairs and failures of current between the Observatory and Deal, and correspondence with W. Newby, the time ball attendant, and with C.V. Walker.