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BECQUEREL Henri (1852 - 1908) physicien

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BECQUEREL Henri (1852 - 1908) physicien
AUTOGRAPHIC MANUSCRIT, Brief Note on the Propagation of Electrical Oscillations, [ca. 1895]| 5 1/2 pages in-fol. with 15 ink sketches.
On radioelectricity and Hertzian waves.
This note is related to Becquerel's physics courses at the École Polytechnique, where he was appointed professor in 1895. Indeed, on two occasions, he refers to the course of Alfred CORNU (1841 - 1902). The topics treated are : Hertz's experiments| Propagation of electric oscillations along wires| Electrostatic and electromagnetic oscillating fields| Wireless telegraphy (Marconi). 15 ink sketches illustrate this note. Notes and comments have been added in red pencil and blue pencil.