Artist's reconstruction of the scene when Tsar Ncholas I (1796-1855), sending the first message from St Petersburg telegraph station, used a modification of Chappe's semaphore system. From Louis Figuier 'Les Merveilles de las Science', Paris c1870.
Artist's reconstruction of the scene when Tsar Ncholas I (1796-1855), sending the first message from St Petersburg telegraph station, used a modification of Chappe's semaphore system. From Louis Figuier 'Les Merveilles de las Science', Paris c1870.
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