Re: Resonator theory and Nikola Tesla

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Original poster: "Malcolm Watts by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <m.j.watts-at-massey.ac.nz>

Hi Marco,

On 27 Feb 01, at 7:24, Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "Marco Denicolai by way of Terry Fritz
> <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <marco.denicolai-at-tellabs-dot-com>
> 
> Hello all.
> 
> While digging for the roots of the air-coupled resonator theory, I
> bumped into the Oberbeck reference
> 
> A. Oberbeck, Wied. Ann. 55, 1895.
> 
> I haven't got the paper, but I know that there the basic laws for
> air-coupled resonators are stated, for the case where L1*C1=L2*C2.
> Now, if I recall Tesla stayed in Colorado Springs from May 1899 until
> early 1900, and there he developed the 2-coil TC and the magnifier.

I do know that Tesla developed the 2-coil system long before CS and 
gained a patent based for double tuned circuits which that system 
embodies.

Regards,
malcolm
 
> My questions is, was Tesla aware of Oberbeck's work? 
> If he wasn't, how's that possible?
> If he was, so what did he actually invent?
> 
> Regards
> 
> P.S. If somebody has got handy the Oberbeck paper, please let me have
> a copy of it.
> 
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