Morse alphabet
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
Calmly he seated himself at the instrument and ticked off the inspired words in the dots and dashes of the Morse alphabet.
From Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals In Two Volumes, Volume II by Morse, Samuel F. B. (Samuel Finley Breese)
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
