Morse alphabet
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Incidentally, he is of a scientific turn of mind and can rattle off the Morse alphabet as deftly as any operator in the business.
From The Confessions of Artemas Quibble by Arthur Cheney Train
A motion of this long massless index to the left was regarded as a dot, a motion to the right as a dash, and the Morse alphabet could therefore be employed.
From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Andrew Gray
“We can learn the Morse alphabet, just the same, can’t we?” demanded her chum.
From The Campfire Girls on Station Island or, The Wireless from the Steam Yacht by Margaret Penrose
The Morse alphabet now in use was devised by a Mr. Vail, who assisted Morse in developing the telegraph.
From The Story of Great Inventions by Elmer Ellsworth Burns
Hence, the transmitted message was received on the tape in visible dots and dashes representing characters of the Morse alphabet.
From Edison, His Life and Inventions by Frank Lewis Dyer
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