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The need for a codebook to understand telegraphic transmissions marks the tool as one suited for secrecy and surveillance.
The Edgeworths promoted the potential of the 'tellograph' to enable universal communication across borders, but also to swiftly and secretly mobilise + centralise intelligence.
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The title page of Samuel Johnson's 1768 edition of 'A Dictionary of the English Language'. Richard Lovell Edgeworth has signed his name in the upper margin in pen.
A printed page from Johnson's dictionary. The right hand margins contains pen annotations, made by Richard Lovell Edgeworth, of four-digit numbers.
A printed page from Johnson's dictionary. The right hand margins contains pen annotations, made by Richard Lovell Edgeworth, of four-digit numbers.
A printed page from Johnson's dictionary. The right hand margins contains pen annotations, made by Richard Lovell Edgeworth, of four-digit numbers.
Pictured below is Richard Lovell Edgeworth's copy of Samuel Johnson's 'A Dictionary of the English Language'. His annotations suggest that he used the dictionary to develop the code for his optical telegraphs.
The dictionary is held in the Maria Edgeworth Centre's collection.
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Info: Maria Edgeworth in Paris: International Colloquium – BARS Blog
Info: Maria Edgeworth in Paris: International Colloquium
No registration fee, but please pre-register as soon as possible by emailing Susan Manly (details in blog)
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6017
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📡 Introducing the LINC Project: Lines of Communication: Telegraphy, Literature & Security in Ireland & the British Empire, 1794–1850. Funded by @researchireland.ie & based at @ucc.ie, the project explores how early telecommunications shaped narratives of colonial (in)security. Follow for updates!
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