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HERTZ, UEBER SEHR SCHNELLE ELECTRISCHE SCHWINGUNGEN, LEIPZIG, 1887, ORIGINAL BOARDS
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Ueber sehr schnelle electrische Schwingungen; Nachtrag zu der Abhandlung über sehr schnelle electrische Schwingungen; Ueber einen Einfluss des ultravioletten Lichtes auf die electrisches Entladung [in] Annalen der Physik und Chimie, neue Folge, Band XXXII. Leipzig: J.A. Barth, 1887
8vo (210 x 133mm.), half-title, contemporary marbled boards, red paper lettering-piece, modern black folding box, library stamps removed from first 2 leaves
Literature
Norman 1060; cf. PMM 377 (a collected edition of Hertz's papers in the Annalen from 1887 to 1892)
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
FIRST PRINTINGS of Hertz's articles on wireless telegraphy. "Hertz determined that electromagnetic waves were longer than light waves and showed that they were in complete correspondence with the waves of light and heat in the transverse nature of their vibration and their susceptibility to reflection, refraction and polarization. Hertz did not pursue the practical applications of his investigations, which in the hands of Marconi and others led eventually to the development of airwave technology" (Norman, p.386). This volume of the Annalen also contains articles by Bunsen, Planck, Woigt and Röntgen.