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Maxwell's Predictions and Hertz' Confirmation

Apparatus Used by Hertz

Apparatus Used by Hertz

The apparatus used by Hertz in 1887 to generate and detect electromagnetic waves. An RLC circuit connected to the first loop caused sparks across a gap in the wire loop and generated electromagnetic waves. Sparks across a gap in the second loop located across the laboratory gave evidence that the waves had been received.

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