Canonical Review Workflow
Purpose
Section titled “Purpose”Generated pages give the archive breadth. Canonical review gives it authority.
This workflow explains how a source passage, equation, diagram, glossary term, or interpretive note moves from candidate material into the stable research layer.
Promotion Path
Section titled “Promotion Path”| Stage | Required Evidence | Allowed Public Use |
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Generated extraction or first-pass reading with source ID. | Navigation aid only. |
| Source-located | Chapter, page, line, figure, equation, or section location recorded. | May be linked and summarized with needs-verification label. |
| Scan-verified | Checked against scan or trusted edition; OCR corrected where needed. | May be quoted and used as a reliable source anchor. |
| Mathematically reviewed | Notation, variables, units, derivation, and modern equivalent checked. | May enter equation canon or worked-example pages. |
| Context reviewed | Historical, modern engineering, and comparison claims separated and sourced. | May become a mature concept, chapter, or comparison page. |
| Canonical | Source, math, diagrams, glossary, crosslinks, and review notes complete. | Stable public knowledge page. |
Equation Review Checklist
Section titled “Equation Review Checklist”- Original form transcribed from scan or trusted edition.
- Variables listed with Steinmetz-era meanings.
- Modern notation supplied separately.
- Units and dimensional consistency checked where possible.
- Derivation or reconstruction shown step by step.
- Worked numerical example added when useful.
- Relationship to modern textbook form stated.
- Any OCR uncertainty or edition difference noted.
Diagram Review Checklist
Section titled “Diagram Review Checklist”- Source title, edition, printed page, and figure number recorded.
- Original crop saved with manifest and checksum.
- Crop box or page-render source recorded.
- Caption transcribed and checked.
- Modern redraw clearly labeled as reconstruction.
- Annotations separated from original image.
- Linked to concepts, equations, and source section.
Concept Review Checklist
Section titled “Concept Review Checklist”- Steinmetz’s own wording or usage is quoted or paraphrased with citation.
- All major source appearances are listed.
- Modern equivalent is separated from original wording.
- Mathematical explanation is included where the concept is quantitative.
- Historical context is marked as context.
- Tesla-era and ether-field readings are labeled as comparison or interpretation.
- Common misunderstandings are addressed.
Reviewer Roles
Section titled “Reviewer Roles”The best version of this archive should invite multiple kinds of review:
- Electrical engineer: equations, apparatus, circuits, power systems.
- Historian of technology: editions, chronology, institutional context.
- Physicist: fields, radiation, relativity, modern theory boundaries.
- Mathematician: notation, derivations, transformations, dimensional checks.
- Alternative-field researcher: interpretive readings, clearly separated from source claims.
- Web/documentation reviewer: usability, accessibility, linking, search, and citation flow.
Completion Rule
Section titled “Completion Rule”A page can be useful before it is canonical. It must not pretend to be canonical before it has passed the relevant review gates.