Submarine Telegraphy and the Hunt for Gutta Percha

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Submarine Telegraphy and the Hunt for Gutta Percha
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 342
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ISBN-10 : 9789004357280
ISBN-13 : 9004357289
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Book excerpt: In Submarine Telegraphy and the Hunt for Gutta Percha, Helen Godfrey traces the connections between submarine telegraphy and the peoples of Singapore and Sarawak (Borneo) who supplied 'gutta percha', the latex used as insulation for the world’s undersea telegraph cables.


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