HIS 300 Lecture 14: HIST 300. Jan 11. 13. 15
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Age of microscopes, air pumps, barometers, surgical instruments, etc. Investigated, enumerated and catalogued masters of detail. Laying of the atlantic cable, which bridged transportation gaps. Charles fenerty, father of canadian pulp and paper. Laying the trans-atlantic cable: between cape ray (nfld) and cape north (cb) au- gust 1855 o. Would soon be possible to communicate with places across the ocean. First major undersea link, connecting england to france, 1851. The cable consisted of a strand of seven copper wires, each weighing. 48. 6 kg, a nautical mile covered with there coats of gutta-percha, weighting 261 pounds, a nautical mile fishing village in nfld. On july 27 1866, the cable was pulled ashore at heart"s content, a tiny. Victoria bridge, 1858, connected north and south shore of st. lawrence. Yardstick for progress and a sign of improvement . Connected cities in ontario and quebec with portland, maine.
