It takes the average reader 3 hours and 47 minutes to read The Electric Telegraph Its Rise and Progress in the United States by Alexander Jones
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The author of this book, Alexander Jones, begins his treatise by enumerating all the discoveries made to date (1852) in electricity, magnetism, and the electric telegraph. He then provides a brief explanation of the terms and instruments used in telegraphy. Pointing out that it has long been received wisdom that Samuel Morse was the sole and ingenious inventor of the electric telegraph, Jones takes considerable pains to establish the truth of this claim, by examining and analysing more than 1000 pages of evidence arising out of the patent trials instituted by Morse and his friends. What he...
The Electric Telegraph Its Rise and Progress in the United States by Alexander Jones is 224 pages long, and a total of 56,896 words.
This makes it 76% the length of the average book. It also has 70% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 10 minutes to read The Electric Telegraph Its Rise and Progress in the United States aloud.
The Electric Telegraph Its Rise and Progress in the United States is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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