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  1. Semaphore line

    A semaphore telegraph, optical telegraph, shutter telegraph chain, Chappe telegraph, or Napoleonic semaphore is a system of conveying information by means of visual signals, using towers with pivoting shutters, also known as blades or paddles. Information is encoded by the position of the mechanical elements; it is read when the shutter is in a fixed position. The system was invented in 1792 in France by Claude Chappe, and was popular in the late 18th to early 19th century. Semaphore lines were a precursor of the electrical telegraph. They were far faster than post riders for bringing a message over long distances, but far more expensive and less private than the electrical telegraph lines which would replace them. The distance that an optical telegraph can bridge is limited by geography and weather; thus, in practical use, most optical telegraphs used lines of relay stations to bridge longer distances. Modern derivatives of the semaphore system include flag semaphore and the heliograph.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of semaphore line in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of semaphore line in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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