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BL
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613904
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dltt
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Bowers, Brian.
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| Title & Author
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Sir Charles Wheatstone FRS : : 1802-1875 /\ Brian Bowers.
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| Edition Statement
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2nd ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Stevenage :: Institution of Electrical Engineers in association with the Science Museum,, c2001.
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| Series Statement
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IEE history of technology series ;; 29
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xvii, 235 p. :: ill., ports. ;; 24 cm.
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0852961030
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| Notes
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Previous ed.: London : HMSO, 1975.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-229) and index.
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| Contents
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An extraordinary fellow -- Early life -- pt. 1. Sound and light: Researches in sound ; Musical instrument manufacturer ; The stereoscope -- pt. 2. Electricity: The velocity of electricity ; Professor Wheatstone ; Researches in electricity ; Electrical measurements -- pt. 3. The telegraph: Early telegraphy ; The practical electric telegraph ; Submarine telegraphy ; The developing telegraph -- pt. 4. Sir Charles: Wheatstone at home ; Later scientific work ; The public figure -- Appendix - sources: Wheatstone's correspondence ; Wheatstone's scientific papers.
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Wheatstone, Charles,1802-1875.
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Electric engineers-- England, Biography.
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Institution of Electrical Engineers.
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Science Museum (Great Britain)
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