"Land line" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... Berlin-Hamburg in an east-west direction—were not at all influenced, no general law was noticed according to which certain directions were freed from the disturbing influence. While, for instance, the Red Sea cable was not noticeably affected, the land line to Bombay, forming a continuation of this cable, was materially disturbed. The Marseilles-Algiers cable, so seriously influenced in 1871, showed no signs at all, but as may be expected, the north of Europe suffered more than the south, ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 288 - July 9, 1881 • Various
... the others, to know if they were ready, and so a general discussion about the arrangements might go on for half an hour before the connections were all reported good. If we had such trouble in a land line, how should we get a connection from London to the Gibraltar cable ...
— The Reminiscences of an Astronomer • Simon Newcomb
... spent examining what was on board the Elba, and trying to start the repairs of the Spartivento land line, which has been entirely neglected—and no wonder, for no one has been paid for three months, no, not even the poor guards who have to keep themselves, their horses and their families, on their pay. ...
— The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 9 • Robert Louis Stevenson |
