Original references for Hertz's experiments

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the search for original references for the apparatus used in Heinrich Hertz's experiments, specifically focusing on the sources of images depicting this apparatus. Participants explore various online resources and attempt to trace the origins of specific pictures.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants provide links to websites that contain images of Hertz's apparatus but express uncertainty about the original sources of those images.
  • A participant notes that one of the links includes a reference to Hertz's book "Electric Waves" as a potential source for some images.
  • Another participant seeks clarification on the specific sources for two images that lack attribution and questions which book of Hertz is being referenced.
  • One participant expresses skepticism about the originality of the images and indicates a lack of knowledge regarding their true origins.
  • It is mentioned that "Electric Waves" is available online, but the discussion does not confirm if it contains the images in question.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the original sources of the images, and multiple viewpoints regarding the authenticity and origins of the pictures remain unresolved.

Contextual Notes

There are limitations regarding the identification of specific images and their sources, as well as the potential ambiguity in the references to Hertz's works.

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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.
 
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.
 
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
 
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.
 

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