Sir Charles Wheatstone (1802-75) was a shoemaker's son whose fascination with physics led him to become one of the most celebrated scientists and inventors of his time. Apprenticed to his uncle, a musical instrument manufacturer, Wheatstone studied the physics of sound, publishing his first scientific paper in 1823. He was the chief developer of telegraphy, inventing increasingly advanced instruments for transmitting and receiving information. Telegraphy revolutionized communication in the Victorian era, eventually making almost instantaneous global communication possible. This collection of…mehr
Sir Charles Wheatstone (1802-75) was a shoemaker's son whose fascination with physics led him to become one of the most celebrated scientists and inventors of his time. Apprenticed to his uncle, a musical instrument manufacturer, Wheatstone studied the physics of sound, publishing his first scientific paper in 1823. He was the chief developer of telegraphy, inventing increasingly advanced instruments for transmitting and receiving information. Telegraphy revolutionized communication in the Victorian era, eventually making almost instantaneous global communication possible. This collection of Wheatstone's works, first published in 1879, spans his entire career and includes fully illustrated details of many of his pioneering inventions. His broad-ranging research led to numerous important advances; those in telegraphy and cryptography were still in military use as late as the Second World War. This collection is a valuable source for the history of science, and a fitting tribute to Wheatstone's 'industry and versatility'.
Preface 1. New experiments on sound 2. Explanation of the harmonic diagram 3. Description of the kaleidophone, or phonic kaleidoscope 4. Experiments on audition 5. On the resonances, or reciprocated vibrations of columns of air 6. On the transmission of musical sounds through solid linear conductors, and on their subsequent reciprocation 7. On the figures obtained by strewing sand on vibrating surfaces, commonly called acoustic figures 8. An account of some experiments to measure the velocity of electricity and the duration of electric light 9. An account of several new instruments and processes for determining the constants of a voltaic circuit 10. On the thermo-electric spark 11. Description of the electro-magnetic clock 12. Enregistreur électromagnétique pour les observations métorologiques 13. Note sur le chronoscope électromagnétique 14. An account of some experiments made with the submarine cable of the mediterranean electric telegraph 15. On the position of aluminum in the voltaic series 16. Télégraphe automatique écrivant 17. On the circumstances which influence the inductive discharges of submarine telegraphic cables 18. Description of the telegraph thermometer 19. On a new telegraphic thermometer, and on the application of the principle of its construction to other meteorological indicators 20. On the augmentation of the power of a magnet by the reaction thereon of currents induced by the magnet itself 21. On a cause of error in electroscopic experiments 22. Experimental verification of Bernouilli's theory of wind instruments 23. Remarks on Purkinje's experiments 24. On the prismatic decomposition of electrical light 25. Contributions to the physiology of vision. On some remarkable, and hitherto unobserved, phenomena of binocular vision 26. On a singular effect of the juxtaposition of certain colours under particular circumstances 27. On a means of determining the apparent solar time by the diurnal changes of the plane of polarization at the North Pole of the sky 28. Experiments on the successive polarization of light, with the description of a new polarizing apparatus 29. Note relating to M. Foucault's new mechanical proof of the rotation of the earth 30. On Fessel's gyroscope 31. On the formation of powers from arithmetical progressions 32. Interpretation of an important historical document in cipher 33. Instructions for the employment of Wheatstone's cryptograph 34. Reed organ-pipes, speaking machines, etc. 35. On the vibrations of columns of air in cylindrical and conical tubes.
Preface 1. New experiments on sound 2. Explanation of the harmonic diagram 3. Description of the kaleidophone, or phonic kaleidoscope 4. Experiments on audition 5. On the resonances, or reciprocated vibrations of columns of air 6. On the transmission of musical sounds through solid linear conductors, and on their subsequent reciprocation 7. On the figures obtained by strewing sand on vibrating surfaces, commonly called acoustic figures 8. An account of some experiments to measure the velocity of electricity and the duration of electric light 9. An account of several new instruments and processes for determining the constants of a voltaic circuit 10. On the thermo-electric spark 11. Description of the electro-magnetic clock 12. Enregistreur électromagnétique pour les observations métorologiques 13. Note sur le chronoscope électromagnétique 14. An account of some experiments made with the submarine cable of the mediterranean electric telegraph 15. On the position of aluminum in the voltaic series 16. Télégraphe automatique écrivant 17. On the circumstances which influence the inductive discharges of submarine telegraphic cables 18. Description of the telegraph thermometer 19. On a new telegraphic thermometer, and on the application of the principle of its construction to other meteorological indicators 20. On the augmentation of the power of a magnet by the reaction thereon of currents induced by the magnet itself 21. On a cause of error in electroscopic experiments 22. Experimental verification of Bernouilli's theory of wind instruments 23. Remarks on Purkinje's experiments 24. On the prismatic decomposition of electrical light 25. Contributions to the physiology of vision. On some remarkable, and hitherto unobserved, phenomena of binocular vision 26. On a singular effect of the juxtaposition of certain colours under particular circumstances 27. On a means of determining the apparent solar time by the diurnal changes of the plane of polarization at the North Pole of the sky 28. Experiments on the successive polarization of light, with the description of a new polarizing apparatus 29. Note relating to M. Foucault's new mechanical proof of the rotation of the earth 30. On Fessel's gyroscope 31. On the formation of powers from arithmetical progressions 32. Interpretation of an important historical document in cipher 33. Instructions for the employment of Wheatstone's cryptograph 34. Reed organ-pipes, speaking machines, etc. 35. On the vibrations of columns of air in cylindrical and conical tubes.
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