Glimpses into the past: the mystery of the rangefinder by J.G. Hofmann

IF 0.8 4区物理与天体物理 Q2 HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

The European Physical Journal H Pub Date : 2025-04-30 DOI:10.1140/epjh/s13129-025-00097-8

Luisa Lovisetti

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Abstract

This work is aimed at studying the rangefinder by J.G. Hofmann preserved in the Deutsches Museum. Following the Winterthur model, the analysis will start by the study of the scientific device and its features. Some aspects of the life of J.G. Hofmann will be then reconstructed, and the details obtained will be used to provide a dating of the object and an explanation of its use. Finally, a possible scenario will be presented and discussed, outlining how the rangefinder likely came to Munich and, specifically, to the Deutsches Museum, as an attempt to reconstruct the life of the device.

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回顾过去：J.G.霍夫曼的测距仪之谜

这项工作旨在研究德国博物馆保存的霍夫曼的测距仪。根据温特图尔模型，分析将从研究科学装置及其特征开始。然后，J.G.霍夫曼生活的某些方面将被重建，所获得的细节将被用来提供一个对象的日期和它的用途的解释。最后，将提出并讨论一个可能的场景，概述了测距仪如何可能来到慕尼黑，特别是德意志博物馆，作为重建设备生命的尝试。

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The European Physical Journal H HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE-PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

CiteScore

1.60

自引率

10.00%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

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