Across the Oceans
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English
ISBN
978-951-746-904-3
Across the Oceans
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Contents
PREFACE
I INTRODUCTION
II BUSINESS PERSPECTIVES IN THE HISTORY OF COMMUNICATIONS
III MEASUREMENT OF THE SPEED OF COMMUNICATIONS – METHODS AND SOURCES
IV OVERSEAS MAIL AND SPEED OF COMMUNICATIONS BEFORE 1815
V NORTH ATLANTIC
The Great Innovation of Sailing on Schedule
Wind vs. Steam – a Decade of Struggle
Benefits of Competition
Business Information and the Telegraph
VI THE WEST INDIES AND SOUTH AMERICA
Wind vs. Wind
Overnight Change from Sail to Steam
International Competition and the Influence of the Telegraph
VII EAST INDIA AND AUSTRALASIA
Breaking a Monopoly
Building a Monopoly
Further Development
VIII CONCLUSION
IX EPILOGUE
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDIX – TABLES
LIST OF DIAGRAMS, MAPS AND TABLES
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