Kirwan, Adrian (2017) R.L. Edgeworth and optical telegraphy in Ireland, c. 1790–1805. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Culture, History, Literature, 117C. pp. 209-235. ISSN 0035-8991 (In Press)

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Abstract

In 1804 Richard Lovell Edgeworth began transmitting telegraphic messages from Dublin, on the east coast of Ireland, to Galway, on the west coast. Claims of rapid transmission speeds appeared in national newspapers and great excitement was provoked by this marvel of modern science. Its potential as a means of secret military communication was self-evident. Edgeworth’s optical telegraph was but one of many that appeared in Europe in the period following the French Revolution.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This is a post-print.
Keywords:	Optical telegraph; telegraphy; history; Ireland; Irish;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Arts & Humanities > History
Item ID:	16482
Depositing User:	Vidatum Academic
Date Deposited:	09 Sep 2022 13:29
Journal or Publication Title:	Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Culture, History, Literature
Publisher:	Royal Irish Academy
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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