St Nicholas [serial] . thousand lives saved go to the credit of this victoryfor science, and they count Jack Binns, whoremained faithfully at his wireless telegraph in-strument, as one of the heroes of the JACK R. BINNS. Who operated the wireless telegraph outfit on the Republic and thus called aid to the sinking ship. Photograph by courtesy of George S. De Sousa A WIRELESS TELEGRAPH STATION AT CAPE COD, MASSACHUSETTS. By the courtesy of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America. j. Great Ocean Speed. The year 1909 has pro-duced, by the steamship Maurctania, the highestocean spe
St Nicholas [serial] . thousand lives saved go to the credit of this victoryfor science, and they count Jack Binns, whoremained faithfully at his wireless telegraph in-strument, as one of the heroes of the JACK R. BINNS. Who operated the wireless telegraph outfit on the Republic and thus called aid to the sinking ship. Photograph by courtesy of George S. De Sousa A WIRELESS TELEGRAPH STATION AT CAPE COD, MASSACHUSETTS. By the courtesy of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America. j. Great Ocean Speed. The year 1909 has pro-duced, by the steamship Maurctania, the highestocean speed yet attained. The Maitretaniasrecord is as follows: Eastward: highest days run,610 knots; shortest passage, 4 days, 13 hours, 41minutes (short track) ; highest average speed, knots (long track). Westward: highestdays run, 673 knots; shortest passage, 4 days, 1910.] NATURE AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG FOLKS 271 10 hours, 51 minutes (short track) ; highestaverage speed, knots (short track). TheMauretania holds all eastward and westwardrecords for highest daily runs, fastest passages,shortest passages, and highest speed between theIrish coast and Sandy Hook. 4. Man Begins to Fly. This same year has se
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