Claude Chappe demonstrating his optical telegraph (semaphore) system in 1793 (c1870). Chappe's (1763-1805) system was in use in France and French colonies until about 1850. Every 5 to 10 miles men in a repeater tower read the message through a telescope, then relayed it to the next tower. From Les Merveilles de la Science by Louis Figuier. (Paris, c1870). | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Heritage Images / Oxford Science Archive |
Bildgröße: | 3619 px × 4826 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Restrictions: | - |