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ON August 5, 1858—fifty years ago—the work of laying the first Transatlantic cable was completed, and telegraphic communication was established between Great Britain and America. As is well known, the cable failed to transmit after a few weeks, but the practicability of connecting the two countries electrically had been demonstrated, and the jubilee of this enterprise cannot be passed without a word of congratulation.
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Notes . Nature 78, 325–329 (1908). https://doi.org/10.1038/078325b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/078325b0