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English: Fig. 1 and 2 from the plate on "Telegraph" in Rees's Cyclopædia, illustrating Robert Hooke's proposal for an optical telegraph system. For further explanatory text, see entry on "TELEGRAPH", volume 35 of the Cyclopædia.
Date 1802-1820 (serial publication of the source work)
Source Rees's Cyclopædia, Plates Vol. IV, "TELEGRAPH", Fig. 1 and 2; from a digital scan at https://archive.org/details/cyclopaediaplates04rees
Author Delineator:
John Farey, Jr.  (1791–1851)  wikidata:Q6232718 s:en:Author:John Farey
 
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John Farey
Description British engineer and drawer
Date of birth/death 20 March 1791 Edit this at Wikidata 17 July 1851 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London, UK Kent, UK
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London Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q6232718
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Wilson Lowry  (1760–1824)  wikidata:Q8023126 s:en:Author:Wilson Lowry
 
Wilson Lowry
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Wilson Loury
Description British engraver
Date of birth/death circa  Edit this at Wikidata 23 June 1824 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q8023126
This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: Cropped, adjusted levels, removed "fig. 1" and "fig. 2", various paper stains and blemishes and digital artifacts, grayscaled. Modifications made by Morgan Riley. The original can be found here: https://archive.org/stream/cyclopaediaplates04rees#page/n325/mode/2up.

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Illustration showing Robert Hooke's proposed system. At top are various symbols that might be used; ABCE indicates the frame, and D the screen behind which each of the symbols are hidden when not in use.

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