Morse alphabet

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It is therefore possible with this arrangement, and by the use of the Morse alphabet, to establish an optical communication at a distance.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885 by Various

He soon learned the Morse alphabet and practised making the signals early in the morning before the operators arrived.

From American Men of Mind by Stevenson, Burton Egbert

I was much struck with the simplicity of the Morse alphabet, and with the fact that it could be read by sound.

From Little Masterpieces of Science: Invention and Discovery by Iles, George

At the receiving end of the line the messages are produced on a tape in dots and dashes of the Morse alphabet, and hence a further process of translation is necessary.

From Masters of Space Morse, Thompson, Bell, Marconi, Carty by Towers, Walter Kellogg

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 Burns, Elmer Ellsworth