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2. Optical telegraph - Wikipedia

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   19th-century demonstration of the semaphore. Credit for the first successful optical telegraph goes to the French engineer Claude Chappe and his brothers in 1792, who succeeded in covering France with a network of 556 stations stretching a total distance of 4,800 kilometres (3,000 mi).

3. Chappe telegraph - Wikipedia

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   A restored Chappe telegraph in Marly-le-Roi. The Chappe telegraph was a French semaphore telegraph system invented by Claude Chappe in the early 1790s. The system was composed of towers placed every 5 to 15 kilometers. Coded messages were sent from tower to tower, with transmission being handled by tower operators using specially designed ...

4. Telegraphy - Wikipedia

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   The word telegraph (from Ancient Greek: τῆλε 'at a distance' and γράφειν 'to write') was coined by the French inventor of the semaphore telegraph, Claude Chappe, who also coined the word semaphore. [2] A telegraph is a device for transmitting and receiving messages over long distances, i.e., for telegraphy. The word telegraph alone ...

5. Happy Pets Breaking News - Dogs and Puppies Now Available - AOL

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   CrowdStar's Happy Pets long awaited arrival of dogs for adoption was released over the weekend. Dog lovers rejoice as they will have their choice of six puppies varying in color. Happy Pets ...

6. History of telecommunication - Wikipedia

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   A replica of one of Claude Chappe's semaphore towers (optical telegraph) in Nalbach, Germany. The history of telecommunication began with the use of smoke signals and drums in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. In the 1790s, the first fixed semaphore systems emerged in Europe.

7. Retired Military Dogs Meeting for the First Time in Their ...

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   On October 2, the proud dog owner shared a video of the military veterans meeting for the first time, and it's safe to say that the girls are going to be the perfect pair of sisters! Welcome home ...