WhaleWey

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Please don't forget to use edit summaries for major edits, like proposing an article for deletion.[1] NickelShoe (Talk) 05:54, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Electrocardiogram

I notice that you reverted the page at Electrocardiogram, to say that it is of German origin and not Dutch. Rest assuured, that it is indeed Dutch. The term was coined by Willem Einthoven, professor of Physiology at the University of Leiden in 1903. I note that your user page says that your mother-tongue is Dutch, so perhaps you can tell me why you think the term is not of Dutch origin? WhaleWey 00:50, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

(Copied your comment from my talkpage) I didn't know the term was coined by a Dutchman, but the word he apparently used (Elektrokardiogramm) seems German, not Dutch, because of the use of 'kardio' with a k and 'gramm' with the double m. I'm pretty sure the word used in Dutch is written 'elektrocardiogram' (see also [2], Dutch dictionary definition). Anyway, I did some quick research, and turned up [3] and [4] which seem to support my revert. I hope that clears that up :-) And thanks for the comment. -Shai-kun 06:52, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Re: Receive Sensitivity Stub

Well, as I understand it, radio technology in general covers both transmitters and receivers. (Similarly, GSM technology is both the technology of base stations and cellular phones.) But you have a point: when things are not entirely certain, it's better to use a broader stub category, so I think com-stub is also fine. GregorB 21:08, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

Leyden jar

Air is not a good insulating fluid, and becomes a conductor above about 30 kV/cm (there would be no such thing as a spark otherwise), which is why this experiment gives false results. — Omegatron 02:23, 23 January 2007 (UTC)