Hertz’s Study of Propagation vs. Rutherford’s Study of Structure: Two Modes of Experimentation and Their Theoretical Underpinnings

Giora Hon

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Hertz’s Study of Propagation vs. Rutherford’s Study of Structure: Two Modes of Experimentation and Their Theoretical Underpinnings

Giora Hon

Department of Philosophy

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Hertz’s experimental studies are essentially studies of propagation. They were carried out in a rich theoretical context with a view to judging which of the competing theories was the correct one. The principal theoretical difficulty was to formulate the most appropriate problem amenable to experimental testing, given the sensitivity of the available instruments. I argue that Hertz abstracted from this experience the philosophical principles which he presented in the Introduction to his Principles of Mechanics.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Heinrich Hertz
Subtitle of host publication	Classical Physicist, Modern Philosopher
Editors	Davis Baird, R. I. G. Hughes, Alfred Nordmann
Place of Publication	Dordrecht
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Pages	59-72
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Print)	978-94-015-8855-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8855-3_5
State	Published - 1998

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Hertz’s Study of Propagation vs. Rutherford’s Study of Structure: Two Modes of Experimentation and Their Theoretical Underpinnings. / Hon, Giora.
Heinrich Hertz: Classical Physicist, Modern Philosopher. ed. / Davis Baird; R. I. G. Hughes; Alfred Nordmann. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1998. p. 59-72.

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