First transatlantic telegraph cable (1858)
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
telegraph cable
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| gptkbp:completedIn |
1858
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| gptkbp:endPoint |
gptkb:Heart's_Content,_Newfoundland
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| gptkbp:engineeredFor |
gptkb:Charles_Tilston_Bright
gptkb:Cyrus_West_Field gptkb:John_Watkins_Brett |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
First transatlantic telegraph cable (1858)
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| gptkbp:insulation |
gutta-percha
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| gptkbp:laidBy |
gptkb:USS_Niagara
gptkb:HMS_Agamemnon |
| gptkbp:length |
about 2,500 miles
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| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
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| gptkbp:material |
copper conductor
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| gptkbp:notableEvent |
first message sent by Queen Victoria to President James Buchanan
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| gptkbp:operatedBy |
gptkb:Atlantic_Telegraph_Company
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
no previous transatlantic cable
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| gptkbp:purpose |
telegraphic communication between Europe and North America
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| gptkbp:startPoint |
Valentia Island, Ireland
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| gptkbp:status |
failed after a few weeks
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| gptkbp:successor |
Transatlantic telegraph cable (1866)
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| gptkbp:technology |
submarine telegraphy
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:electric_telegraph
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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