Jump to content

File:Rees's Cyclopaedia - Richard Lovell Edgeworth's optical telegraph.png

Page contents not supported in other languages.
This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Original file (817 × 323 pixels, file size: 46 KB, MIME type: image/png)

    Summary

    Description
    English: Fig. 12 from the plate on "Telegraph" in Rees's Cyclopædia, illustrating Richard Lovell Edgeworth's proposal for an optical telegraph system in Ireland. Each indicator was used to display the number of a particular unit, to form a four-figure number, which then represented characters and words via a codebook. For further explanatory text, see entry on "TELEGRAPH", volume 35 of the Cyclopædia.
    Date 1802-1820 (serial publication of the source work)
    Source Rees's Cyclopædia, Plates Vol. IV, "TELEGRAPH", Fig. 1 and 2; from a digital scan at https://archive.org/details/cyclopaediaplates04rees
    Author Delineator:
    John Farey, Jr. (1791–1851)  wikidata:Q6232718 s:en:Author:John Farey
     
    Alternative names
    John Farey
    Description British engineer and drawer
    Date of birth/death 20 March 1791 Edit this at Wikidata 17 July 1851 Edit this at Wikidata
    Location of birth/death London, UK Kent, UK
    Work location
    Authority file
    creator QS:P170,Q6232718
    Engraver:
    Wilson Lowry (1760–1824)  wikidata:Q8023126 s:en:Author:Wilson Lowry
     
    Wilson Lowry
    Alternative names
    Wilson Loury
    Description British engraver
    Date of birth/death circa  Edit this at Wikidata 23 June 1824 Edit this at Wikidata
    Location of birth/death London Edit this at Wikidata
    Authority file
    creator QS:P170,Q8023126
    This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: Cropped, adjusted levels, removed "fig. 12", various paper stains and blemishes and digital artifacts, grayscaled. Modifications made by Morgan Riley. The original can be found here: https://archive.org/stream/cyclopaediaplates04rees#page/n325/mode/2up.

    Licensing

    Public domain

    The author died in 1851, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer.


    This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1931.

    This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.

    Public domain
    This work is based on a work in the public domain. It has been digitally enhanced and/or modified. This derivative work has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its author, Morgan Riley. This applies worldwide.

    In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so:

    Morgan Riley grants anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.

    Captions

    Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

    Items portrayed in this file

    depicts

    data size<\/a>"}},"text\/plain":{"en":{"":"data size"}}},"{\"value\":{\"amount\":\"+47540\",\"unit\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.wikidata.org\\\/entity\\\/Q8799\"},\"type\":\"quantity\"}":{"text\/html":{"en":{"P3575":"47,540 byte<\/span>"}},"text\/plain":{"en":{"P3575":"47,540 byte"}}}}" class="wbmi-entityview-statementsGroup wbmi-entityview-statementsGroup-P3575 oo-ui-layout oo-ui-panelLayout oo-ui-panelLayout-framed">

    47,540 byte

    height<\/a>"}},"text\/plain":{"en":{"":"height"}}},"{\"value\":{\"amount\":\"+323\",\"unit\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.wikidata.org\\\/entity\\\/Q355198\"},\"type\":\"quantity\"}":{"text\/html":{"en":{"P2048":"323 pixel<\/span>"}},"text\/plain":{"en":{"P2048":"323 pixel"}}}}" class="wbmi-entityview-statementsGroup wbmi-entityview-statementsGroup-P2048 oo-ui-layout oo-ui-panelLayout oo-ui-panelLayout-framed">

    323 pixel

    width<\/a>"}},"text\/plain":{"en":{"":"width"}}},"{\"value\":{\"amount\":\"+817\",\"unit\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.wikidata.org\\\/entity\\\/Q355198\"},\"type\":\"quantity\"}":{"text\/html":{"en":{"P2049":"817 pixel<\/span>"}},"text\/plain":{"en":{"P2049":"817 pixel"}}}}" class="wbmi-entityview-statementsGroup wbmi-entityview-statementsGroup-P2049 oo-ui-layout oo-ui-panelLayout oo-ui-panelLayout-framed">

    817 pixel

    media type<\/a>"}},"text\/plain":{"en":{"":"media type"}}},"{\"value\":\"image\\\/png\",\"type\":\"string\"}":{"text\/html":{"en":{"P1163":"image\/png"}},"text\/plain":{"en":{"P1163":"image\/png"}}}}" class="wbmi-entityview-statementsGroup wbmi-entityview-statementsGroup-P1163 oo-ui-layout oo-ui-panelLayout oo-ui-panelLayout-framed">

    image/png

    checksum<\/a>"}},"text\/plain":{"en":{"":"checksum"}}},"{\"value\":\"6b2896c7dad990e80999b35ece63e203e03ec42c\",\"type\":\"string\"}":{"text\/html":{"en":{"P4092":"6b2896c7dad990e80999b35ece63e203e03ec42c"}},"text\/plain":{"en":{"P4092":"6b2896c7dad990e80999b35ece63e203e03ec42c"}}},"{\"value\":{\"entity-type\":\"property\",\"numeric-id\":459,\"id\":\"P459\"},\"type\":\"wikibase-entityid\"}":{"text\/html":{"en":{"":"determination method or standard<\/a>"}},"text\/plain":{"en":{"":"determination method or standard"}}},"{\"value\":{\"entity-type\":\"item\",\"numeric-id\":13414952,\"id\":\"Q13414952\"},\"type\":\"wikibase-entityid\"}":{"text\/html":{"en":{"P459":"SHA-1<\/a>"}},"text\/plain":{"en":{"P459":"SHA-1"}}}}" class="wbmi-entityview-statementsGroup wbmi-entityview-statementsGroup-P4092 oo-ui-layout oo-ui-panelLayout oo-ui-panelLayout-framed">

    6b2896c7dad990e80999b35ece63e203e03ec42c

    File history

    Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

    Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
    current18:15, 2 February 2013Thumbnail for version as of 18:15, 2 February 2013817 × 323 (46 KB)Morgan Riley{{Information |Description ={{en|1=Fig. 12 from the plate on "Telegraph" in Rees's ''Cyclopædia'', illustrating Richard Lovell Edgeworth's proposal for an optical telegraph system in Ireland. Each indicator was used ...

    The following 2 pages use this file:

    Global file usage

    The following other wikis use this file:

    Metadata