Re: Cosmology

[Bernard Cleyet <anngeorg@PACBELL.NET>]

I wonder who discovered zinc * was better, must google.

*  both available for centuries?

bc

Brian Whatcott wrote:

> Ah another illusion shattered. I had it that Einstein actually
> participated in an experimental verification.
> The detail of the clean copper sheet was vivid.
>
> Was it  Lenard who also used copper, after all?
>
> Brian W
>
> At 07:10 PM 6/21/2004, you wrote:
>
>
> > Goger your interpretation of my seemingly inarticulate communication.
> >
> > On Mon, 21 Jun 2004, Brian Whatcott wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > At 11:34 AM 6/21/2004, Jack,  you wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > > > > Planck's remained a lonely voice until a patent clerk illuminated
> > > > > > > a clean copper sheet with light of various intensities and
> > > > > > > frequencies and used the same fudge factor to fit the
> > > > > > > response curve.  This did snag a Nobel. What year was that?
> > > > > > >  Can't recall.    [Brian]
> > > > > >        Not exactly (see Richtmeyer & Kinnard,Ch. III).  Herts
> > reported
> >
> >
> > > > > > the effect in 1887.    [Jack]
> > > > > 1887. This was when Hertz reported that UV emission from
> > > > >  his spark transmitter facilitated sparks in his spark gap
> > > > > detector.   [Brian]
> > > > Pure obfuscation.  This responds to the "Clerk illuminated..."  The clerk
> > > > explained the effect, he didn't report it.  [Jack]
> > > Your style is a little telegraphic at this point, Jack.
> > > Who is being obfuscating? Hertz, me, you?
> > >
> > > I THINK you may be saying that Einstein did not in fact observe an
> > > illuminated copper plate. Is that it?
> > >
> > >
> > > Brian Whatcott    Altus OK    Eureka!