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Radiation, Light and Illumination Coverage Atlas

Radiation, Light and Illumination

Year: 1909. Status: seeded. Processing: lecture splits, candidate equations, figures, concepts, glossary, quotes.

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86,387

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figure candidates

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quote candidates

hidden-gem candidates

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Mathematics To Inspect

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Field And Language Trail

Use these sections for field, ether, dielectric, magnetic, force, and terminology review.

Radiation / light 3314Magnetism 348Waves / transmission lines 290Field language 54Ether references 37Dielectricity / capacity 33Alternating current 32Impedance / reactance 22Transients / damping 19Complex quantities 8Lightning / surges 7
Light 1658Radiation 785Illumination 563Frequency 122Spectrum 113Arc lamp 74Wave length 72Luminescence 72Brilliancy 62Ether 37Light flux density 17Electric waves 10
ultra-violet 89candle-power 78wave length 72brilliancy 62ether 37ultra-red 27light flux density 17flux of light 16electric waves 12radiant heat 2mechanical equivalent of light 1

These sections should be considered first when converting candidate coverage into deeper narrative pages, because they combine large text spans with dense concept, equation, figure, or quote signals.

SectionThemesWhy PromoteWorkbench
Lecture 1: Nature And Different Forms Of RadiationRadiation / light, Waves / transmission lines, Dielectricity / capacity, Field language8 equation candidates; 8 figure candidates; 2 quote candidates; dense concept hitsOpen workbench
Lecture 6: LuminescenceRadiation / light, Dielectricity / capacity, Waves / transmission lines, Alternating current8 equation candidates; 8 figure candidates; dense concept hitsOpen workbench
Lecture 10: Light Flux And DistributionRadiation / light, Magnetism, Complex quantities, Field language8 equation candidates; 8 figure candidates; dense concept hitsOpen workbench
Lecture 3: Physiological Effects Of RadiationRadiation / light, Waves / transmission lines, Ether references, Field language8 equation candidates; 6 figure candidates; dense concept hitsOpen workbench
Lecture 8: Arc Lamps And Arc LightingRadiation / light, Impedance / reactance, Alternating current, Field language8 equation candidates; 6 figure candidates; dense concept hitsOpen workbench
Lecture 9: Measurement Of Light And RadiationRadiation / light, Magnetism, Waves / transmission lines, Ether references8 equation candidates; 6 figure candidates; dense concept hitsOpen workbench
Lecture 2: Relation Of Bodies To RadiationRadiation / light, Waves / transmission lines, Dielectricity / capacity, Magnetism8 equation candidates; 5 figure candidates; 1 quote candidates; dense concept hitsOpen workbench
Lecture 5: Temperature RadiationRadiation / light, Ether references, Waves / transmission lines8 equation candidates; 4 figure candidates; dense concept hitsOpen workbench
Lecture 7: Flames As IlluminantsRadiation / light8 equation candidates; dense concept hitsOpen workbench
Lecture 11: Light Intensity And IlluminationRadiation / light, Magnetism, Complex quantities8 figure candidates; dense concept hitsOpen workbench
Lecture 13: Physiological Problems Of Illuminating EngineeringRadiation / light, Magnetism, Field language6 figure candidates; dense concept hitsOpen workbench
Lecture 4: Chemical And Physical Effects Of RadiationRadiation / light, Waves / transmission lines, Dielectricity / capacity, Ether references2 equation candidates; dense concept hitsOpen workbench
Lecture 12: Illumination And Illuminating EngineeringRadiation / light, Magnetism, Field language, Ether referencesdense concept hitsOpen workbench
SectionWordsThemesConceptsEq.Fig.QuotesLocation
Lecture 1: Nature And Different Forms Of Radiation
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5,749Radiation / light, Waves / transmission lines, Dielectricity / capacity, Field languageLight (116), Radiation (84), Frequency (31), Wave length (31)882lines 608-1548
Lecture 2: Relation Of Bodies To Radiation
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5,812Radiation / light, Waves / transmission lines, Dielectricity / capacity, MagnetismLight (111), Radiation (89), Spectrum (44), Frequency (20)851lines 1549-2365
Lecture 3: Physiological Effects Of Radiation
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9,087Radiation / light, Waves / transmission lines, Ether references, Field languageLight (196), Radiation (105), Illumination (54), Frequency (21)860lines 2366-3638
Lecture 4: Chemical And Physical Effects Of Radiation
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2,717Radiation / light, Waves / transmission lines, Dielectricity / capacity, Ether referencesRadiation (49), Light (43), Frequency (19), Illumination (6)200lines 3639-3945
Lecture 5: Temperature Radiation
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8,675Radiation / light, Ether references, Waves / transmission linesRadiation (233), Light (61), Frequency (23), Luminescence (17)840lines 3946-5076
Lecture 6: Luminescence
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10,895Radiation / light, Dielectricity / capacity, Waves / transmission lines, Alternating currentLight (81), Radiation (59), Luminescence (47), Spectrum (32)880lines 5077-6608
Lecture 7: Flames As Illuminants
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3,110Radiation / lightLight (39), Radiation (23), Luminescence (5), Illumination (4)800lines 6609-7140
Lecture 8: Arc Lamps And Arc Lighting
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8,747Radiation / light, Impedance / reactance, Alternating current, Field languageLight (80), Arc lamp (49), Radiation (18), Illumination (17)860lines 7141-8510
Lecture 9: Measurement Of Light And Radiation
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6,669Radiation / light, Magnetism, Waves / transmission lines, Ether referencesLight (143), Radiation (70), Illumination (39), Wave length (8)860lines 8511-9388
Lecture 10: Light Flux And Distribution
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7,958Radiation / light, Magnetism, Complex quantities, Field languageLight (205), Radiation (24), Illumination (21), Brilliancy (15)880lines 9389-12573
Lecture 11: Light Intensity And Illumination
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4,890Radiation / light, Magnetism, Complex quantitiesIllumination (142), Light (140), Radiation (14), Brilliancy (1)080lines 12574-16484
Lecture 12: Illumination And Illuminating Engineering
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8,113Radiation / light, Magnetism, Field language, Ether referencesLight (297), Illumination (154), Brilliancy (25), Light flux density (13)000lines 16485-17445
Lecture 13: Physiological Problems Of Illuminating Engineering
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3,965Radiation / light, Magnetism, Field languageLight (146), Illumination (76), Brilliancy (8), Radiation (6)060lines 17446-17956

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