Registratie van electriciteitsgolven opgewekt door een vonkinductor before 1870

This is a page showing ‘Registration of electrical waves generated by a spark inductor’ by Willem Cornelis van Dijk. Born in the Netherlands in 1826, van Dijk lived and worked during a period of rapid industrial and technological advancement. The cultural and intellectual ferment of 19th-century Europe was marked by a growing fascination with science and the desire to understand and harness the power of nature. Institutions like universities, polytechnics, and scientific societies emerged to foster research and discovery. The visual representation of scientific data served a crucial role in this period, allowing scientists to communicate their findings with greater clarity. Such images demonstrate the importance of visual records within scientific inquiry and document the growth of scientific institutions and practices in the 19th century. By researching publications, correspondence, and institutional records, we can gain a deeper understanding of these images.