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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:marine
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Transatlantic_telegraph_cable
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gptkbp:category
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History of telecommunications
Transatlantic communications
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gptkbp:connects
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gptkb:Europe
gptkb:North_America
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gptkbp:engineer
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gptkb:Charles_Tilston_Bright
gptkb:Cyrus_West_Field
gptkb:John_Watkins_Brett
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gptkbp:fault
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1858 cable failed after a few weeks
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gptkbp:firstLaid
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1858
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gptkbp:firstPermanentCable
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1866
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gptkbp:firstSuccessfulOperation
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1858
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gptkbp:historicalEvent
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Great Eastern ship used for laying cable
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Atlantic telegraph cable
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gptkbp:landedAt
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gptkb:Heart's_Content,_Newfoundland
Valentia Island, Ireland
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gptkbp:length
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about 2,500 miles
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gptkbp:material
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copper
gutta-percha insulation
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gptkbp:messageTransmitted
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gptkb:Queen_Victoria_to_President_James_Buchanan
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gptkbp:operator
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gptkb:Atlantic_Telegraph_Company
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gptkbp:purpose
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telegraph communication
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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modern transatlantic cables
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gptkbp:significance
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first telegraph communication between Europe and North America
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gptkbp:technology
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submarine telegraphy
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Charles_Bright
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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