Original references for Hertz's experiments

In summary, there are various websites featuring pictures of the apparatus used in Hertz's experiments, but the original sources of these pictures are difficult to find. However, upon further research, it seems that the pictures may have come from Hertz's book "Electric Waves", which is available in English on archive.org.
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qnach
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There are many website about the apparatus of Hertz's experiments, i.e.
http://www.sparkmuseum.com/BOOK_HERTZ.HTM
http://earlyradiohistory.us/1901hz.htm
http://people.seas.harvard.edu/~jones/cscie129/nu_lectures/lecture6/hertz/Hertz_exp.html

There are many pictures showing the apparatus of Hertz's experiments. But I cannot find the original references where those pictures came from. Could anyone provide me the original references. Thanks.
 
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qnach said:
There are many website about the apparatus of Hertz's experiments, i.e.
http://www.sparkmuseum.com/BOOK_HERTZ.HTM
http://earlyradiohistory.us/1901hz.htm
http://people.seas.harvard.edu/~jones/cscie129/nu_lectures/lecture6/hertz/Hertz_exp.html

There are many pictures showing the apparatus of Hertz's experiments. But I cannot find the original references where those pictures came from. Could anyone provide me the original references. Thanks.
In that last link, below the pictures there is a link indicated as (source). If you click that link, you will find the same pictures, with the note
Figure 1 diagrams adapted from "Electric Waves", by Heinrich Hertz,MacMillan &Co. (1900)
So I guess the pictures come from Hertz's book.
 
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DrClaude said:
In that last link, below the pictures there is a link indicated as (source). If you click that link, you will find the same pictures, with the note

So I guess the pictures come from Hertz's book.

I want the source of the first two pictures of the link you mentioned.
But those two pictures has no "source", and the source you mentioned do not contained those pictures.

Which book of Hertz do you mean? I checked some...but find none.
 
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Looking at those pictures, I would think they are not original. No idea where they could come from.

As for the book, it is Electric Waves, and it appears to be available at https://archive.org/details/b2172457x
 
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DrClaude said:
Looking at those pictures, I would think they are not original. No idea where they could come from.

As for the book, it is Electric Waves, and it appears to be available at https://archive.org/details/b2172457x

The book is in English. Hertz is a Germany.
 

1. What were Hertz's original experiments?

Hertz's original experiments were a series of experiments conducted in the late 1880s and early 1890s to prove the existence of electromagnetic waves, as predicted by James Clerk Maxwell's theory of electromagnetism.

2. What did Hertz discover in his experiments?

Hertz's experiments successfully demonstrated the existence and properties of electromagnetic waves, including their ability to travel through space at the speed of light, their polarization, and their reflection and refraction.

3. How did Hertz's experiments contribute to the development of technology?

Hertz's experiments laid the foundation for the development of wireless communication technologies, such as radio, television, and radar. They also helped to confirm Maxwell's theory of electromagnetism, which has had a profound impact on modern physics and technology.

4. Where can I find the original references for Hertz's experiments?

The original references for Hertz's experiments can be found in his published papers, "On electromagnetic waves" (1887) and "On electric oscillations" (1889). These papers can be accessed through various scientific databases and libraries.

5. How did Hertz's experiments impact the scientific community?

Hertz's experiments were met with great interest and excitement by the scientific community, as they provided strong evidence for the existence of electromagnetic waves and confirmed Maxwell's theory. They also paved the way for further research and advancements in the field of electromagnetism and wireless communication.

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