Long range communications device placed underwater, often intercontinental

Submarine telegraphy and the hunt for gutta percha : challenge and opportunity in a global trade / by Helen Godfrey.

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Cables, Submarine

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Submarine telegraphy and the hunt for gutta percha : challenge and opportunity in a global trade / by Helen Godfrey.