Galvanometers and the Invention of Self-Balancing Recorders

This paper describes the history of ink recorders from their use with the first submerged transatlantic cable to the invention of self-balancing recorders. At the time of submarine telegraphy, Kelvin galvanometers, as well as siphon recorders, were used as telegraphic receivers. Direct-driven thread...

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Main Author: Eiju Matsumoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 1993-08-01
Series:Measurement + Control
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/002029409302600603