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Nikola Tesla: Colorado Springs Notes, 1899-1900 Image V (5)

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V. View of interior much the same as in II. The secondary and various coils placed inside, particularly the central "extra coil", are resonating. The latter is connected to a point of the first secondary turn about 3/4 turns from ground connection, nevertheless the streamers are powerful. Other coils are connected to the same point while a ball 30" on a stand and a coil on a stand are connected to the last turn of secondary. Strong sparks were passing from top to bottom of extra coil and the secondary last turn shows strong streamers. About 100 short flashes or throws of switch and afterwards an exposure of 15 minutes to ordinary arc lamp placed in corner of building for the purpose of photography. The arc light is much preferable to flash light as the time can be closely determined in each case. The isochromatic plate is decidedly better. In this plate there is a red dye used in coloring the plate, otherwise it is the same as the Cramer "Crown". The plate used was "instantaneous Cramer isochromatic", same size as those before. This observation suggests a line of experiment which might lead to useful results. It would consist in using plates each dyed with a different color to bring out specific effects. The vibrations of the system was the normal or nearly so as recorded in previous notes.

Multiple small coils excited by Tesla's massive Colorado Springs oscillator

Phot. V. View of interior showing a number of coils differently attuned and responding to vibration transmitted to them from an electrical oscillator *

Contents

Introduction
June 1 - 30
July 1 - 31
August 1 - 31
September 1 - 30
October 1 - 31
November 1 - 30
December 1 - 31
January 1 - 7
Commentaries

Appendices: I, II

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Glossary

Lowercase tau - an irrational constant defined as the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its radius, equal to the radian measure of a full turn; approximately 6.283185307 (equal to 2π, or twice the value of π).
A natural rubber material obtained from Palaquium trees, native to South-east Asia. Gutta-percha made possible practical submarine telegraph cables because it was both waterproof and resistant to seawater as well as being thermoplastic. Gutta-percha's use as an electrical insulator was first suggested by Michael Faraday.
The Habirshaw Electric Cable Company, founded in 1886 by William M. Habirshaw in New York City, New York.
The Brown & Sharpe (B & S) Gauge, also known as the American Wire Gauge (AWG), is the American standard for making/ordering metal sheet and wire sizes.
A traditional general-purpose dry cell battery. Invented by the French engineer Georges Leclanché in 1866.
Refers to Manitou Springs, a small town just six miles west of Colorado Springs, and during Tesla's time there, producer of world-renown bottled water from its natural springs.
A French mineral water bottler.
Lowercase delta letter - used to denote: A change in the value of a variable in calculus. A functional derivative in functional calculus. An auxiliary function in calculus, used to rigorously define the limit or continuity of a given function.
America's oldest existing independent manufacturer of wire and cable, founded in 1878.
Lowercase lambda letter which, in physics and engineering, normally represents wavelength.
The lowercase omega letter, which represents angular velocity in physics.