Excerpt from Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony Popularly Explained There have been several books written on the subject for the expert or technical man, but so far nothing has been written that explains it in a way that every one may understand. In this book the authors use simple expressions, con taining no technical words, so that all may obtain a clear idea of the inception and development of this much-talked oi art. We here describe the substance through which signals are sent, the theory of the propagation of waves, method of generating and receiving the waves, the apparatus used, and, finally, the uses, limitations, and possibilities. Of wireless telegraphy both commercially and financially. Providence, R. I. Walter W. Massie. Him You. Charles R. Underhill. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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