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January 20, 1846
The New York Herald
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
Mr. Colton lectured at the Tabernacle on the Electro-Magnetic Telegraph, demonstrating its operation with a model involving galvanic batteries and magnets. The audience was engaged and the hall well-attended.
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Magnetic Telegraph. —Last evening Mr. Colton gave a lecture at the Tabernacle, intended to illustrate the principle and action of the Electro-Magnetic Telegraph. A small model was exhibited explanatory of the machine. It appears that at the place to which the news &c. is communicated, a lever is lifted up by means of wires dipped in the galvanic battery at the place from which the news &c. comes. These wires communicate by the electric fluid a magnetic property to a magnet which draws or attracts the iron at the end of the lever, and thus sets it in motion, ad libitum. The Tabernacle was well filled, and the subject appeared greatly to interest the audience.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Magnetic Telegraph
Electro Magnetic Telegraph
Lecture
Galvanic Battery
Tabernacle Lecture
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Colton
Where did it happen?
The Tabernacle
Story Details
Key Persons
Mr. Colton
Location
The Tabernacle
Event Date
Last Evening
Story Details
Mr. Colton gave a lecture illustrating the principle and action of the Electro-Magnetic Telegraph using a small model. The mechanism involves wires from a galvanic battery lifting a lever via magnetic attraction from electric fluid. The audience was well-filled and interested.