Kommandierender General der Panzertruppen und Inspekteur der Kraftfahrkampftruppen und der Heeresmotorisierung, wurde mit Wirkung vom 1. November 1935 zum General der Panzertruppen befördert.
In General Order Number 9, General Robert E. Lee announces to the Army of Northern Virginia that the American Civil War has ended and that they are free to return home. This is the original document written in General Lee's hand.
berühmter evangelischer Theolog der Berliner Universität, hervorragender christlicher Dogmatiker und Kanzelredner, Inhaber des Adlerschilds des Deutschen Reichs, starb am 23. Oktober im Alter von 76 Jahren.
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The term “galvanometer” is in current use, naming an instrument which indicates the strength of an electric current. The Galvanoscope is an earlier instrument, which shows the presence of the current but gives only a rough…
This scan is an image of the book's title page and previous page, which contains an engraving entitled The Four Representations of Mankind thatdepicts Europeans, Asians, Africans, and Native Americans.
In 1844 Froment devised an electric motor that was one of the first used for industrial purposes. In his design, electromagnets are energized to attract iron bars mounted on a revolving cage. Once the iron bar is level with the electromagnet, the…
"The “Fountain in Vacuo” is a perfectly delightful and entertaining 19th century demonstration that is never done today. Volume 1 of Pike’s Illustrated Catalogue of Optical, Mathematical and Philosophical Instruments (New York, 1856) describes it,…
In Anwesenheit Adolf Hitlers und der Spitzen von Partei und Staat wurde Anhalts verstorbener Reichsstatthalter am 26. Oktober zu Dessau zu Grabe getragen. - Die Trauerfeier im Friedrich-Theater. Der Führer grüsst seiner Gauleiter. Die Beisetzung…
An example of the personal elements that were pulled from the copybook / math journal, this envelope was addressed to Nelson, though the contents and the sender of the note remain unclear.
An example of the personal elements that were pulled from the copybook / math journal, this envelope was addressed to Nelson, though the contents and the sender of the note remain unclear.
This picture shows the electrical experimentation room in Reid Hall around 1900. The tangent galvanometer visible in the picture above had been moved and can be seen at the right. Just to the left of it is the Kelvin current balance still in the…
This is a demonstration device showing two aspects of electric charge. When the conducting sphere atop the vertical stand is charged (e.g. by using a Leyden jar) the horizontal pinwheel device at the top begins to spin as charge is leaked from its…
In the nineteenth century almost all power supplies were direct current (DC). In order to step voltage up or down, the direct current had to be converted to alternating current (AC), stepped using transformers, and then converted back to DC. The…
The label of this electric motor notes that it is a 1/6 HP, 130 Volt motor made by the Crocker Wheeler Motor Company of New York. The patent dates are May 5 and September 22, 1891.
An Hand von Karten aus dem Weltkrieg erhalten die "Schule" an dieser höchsten militärischen Ausbildungsanstalt Deutschlands kriegsgeschichtlichen Unterricht.