Autograph letter signed to Latimer Clark
by Baggs, Isham
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Novato, California, United States
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About This Item
Baggs, Isham. A.L.s. to Latimer Clark. London, July 19, 1865. 4pp. 201 x 127 mm. Small holes punched in upper margin, traces of mounting present. Provenance: Latimer Clark.
Requesting Clark's help in testing a telegraphic device invented by Baggs:
"We have just tried a patented telegraph instrument of mine thro' the Atlantic Cable: it gave about 300 indications per minute, but upon connecting it with the earth the action entirely ceased. We want nothing but intensity, and that in no great degree-say 40 or 50 cells Danniells. They only gave us 20 cells! Whereas I believe that under Mr. Glass's contract the use of 500 cells is the limitation. . . . " Origins of Cyberspace 114.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40756
- Title
- Autograph letter signed to Latimer Clark
- Author
- Baggs, Isham
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1865
- Keywords
- ; ; telegraph ; technology ; British science ; autographs
Terms of Sale
Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc.
About the Seller
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