20 agos 1793 año - 1793
Commercial Semaphore System
Descripción:
Chappe brothers established the first commercial semaphore system between two locations near Paris. Napoleon used it a lot. Semaphore signaling spread to Italy, Germany and Russia. Thousands of men were employed manning the stations. The last operational semaphore system went out of business in 1860, Algeria.
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