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What was Joseph Henry's contribution to the Practical Electrical Telegraph?

  • His work on Electromagnetic relay was the basis

  • He built the first Telegraph

  • He funded its invention

  • Not sure

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Joseph Henry's contribution to the Practical Electrical Telegraph was his work on Electromagnetic relay, which was the basis of the telegraph system. The relay was an electromagnet that could be activated by an electrical current, and it could be used to amplify a weak signal or to switch a circuit on or off.
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