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Excerpt from Lightning, Thunder and Lightning Conductors: With an Appendix on the Recent Controversy on Lightning Conductors
In the absence of Monsieur Dalibard, who was called by business to Paris, this apparatus was watched by an old dragoon, named coi?''ier; and on the afternoon of the tenth of May, 1752, he drew sparks from the lower end of the rod at the time that a thundercloud was passing over the neighborhood. Conscious of the importance that would be attached to this phenomenon, the old dragoon sum moued, in all haste, the prior of Marly to come and witness it. The prior came without delay, and he was followed by some of the prin cipal inhabitants of the village. In the presence of the little group, thus gathered together, the experiment was repeated - electric sparks were again drawn, in rapid succession, from the iron rod; the prediction of Franklin was fulfilled to the letter; and the identity of lightning and electricity was, for the first time, demonstrated to the world.
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In the absence of Monsieur Dalibard, who was called by business to Paris, this apparatus was watched by an old dragoon, named coi?''ier; and on the afternoon of the tenth of May, 1752, he drew sparks from the lower end of the rod at the time that a thundercloud was passing over the neighborhood. Conscious of the importance that would be attached to this phenomenon, the old dragoon sum moued, in all haste, the prior of Marly to come and witness it. The prior came without delay, and he was followed by some of the prin cipal inhabitants of the village. In the presence of the little group, thus gathered together, the experiment was repeated - electric sparks were again drawn, in rapid succession, from the iron rod; the prediction of Franklin was fulfilled to the letter; and the identity of lightning and electricity was, for the first time, demonstrated to the world.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - Gerald Molloy
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ISBN - 9780265846780
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.7 cm
Page Count - 76
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