Papers relating to early trials at sea and wireless telegraphy services for ships, 1900-11

File

MS. Marconi 249

Held at the Weston Library

Includes:

Correspondence and papers about trials on the RMSS Princess Clementine, 1900-1
Correspondence and papers about trials on the Lake Champlain and RMS Lucania, 1901
Marconigram to the Lake Champlain, 1901
Letter from Andrew Gray to Marconi about the wavelength to be used on Marconi's return voyage on the SS Philadelphia, with the track chart of the Philadelphia showing points where Marconi received messages from Poldhu, and an article by Fleming giving the first notice of the 'daylight effect' on wireless transmission, 1902
Papers about experiments on the Carlo Alberto, incorporating correspondence between Marconi and J.A. Fleming discussing the use of a magnetic detector, 1902
Correspondence and papers about further trials and provision of services on the RMS Lucania and Campania, 1903-4
Letter from Lee De Forest to Marconi about claims of distances achieved by wireless apparatus and issuing a challenge, with Marconi's response, 1905
Reports of working of long distance telegraphs on board various ships, 1907
Report of communications made on the Caronia, 1909
Correspondence and report of trials on the Laurentic. 1911

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MS. Marconi 249

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