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Located at mouth of Hudson River; visited by Europeans 16th-17th cen.; settled by Dutch, seized by British in 1664; was cosmopolitan center & nation's largest city by 18th cen.; today is huge metropolis composed of 5 boroughs corresponding to 5 counties.

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Phelps single crown receiver (or transmitter)
1879-1880
Barritt-Serviss celestial planisphere, 40°N
1906
Dictograph portable type R external horn loudspeaker for Dictogrand controller
circa 1923
frequency response graph for Western Electric double-cone loudspeaker
circa 1924
frequency response graph for Western Electric double-cone loudspeaker
circa 1924

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Ruxton Multivider Corporation

c. 1923 - 1935
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Henry J. Green

fl. 1885 - 1910
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Emile Berliner

1851 - 1929
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Thomas Alva Edison

1847 - 1931
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George Phelps

1820 - 1888

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