The Record of the Celebration of the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of B
The Record of the Celebration of the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of B
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This device was intended to afford a double protection, dissipating the atmospheric charge by the action of points and conduct ing the current of discharge harmlessly to earth. What ever we may now think of the adequacy of the means employed, the usefulness of the lightning rod in one respect is undisputed. It gave a sense of security and peace of mind to those who availed themselves of it, and thus robbed the thunder storm of its terrors to the timid if not of its actual dangers. Who does this..., if nothing n6 NICHOLS: FRANKLIN S more, for three or four generations of weak-minded mortals is surely to be regarded as a benefactor!
Franklin s theory of thunder storms, or as he termed it in his fifth letter, written in 1749, his " new hypothesis for explaining the several phenomena of thunder gusts " was ingenious and altogether original. He regarded the sea as the source of atmospheric electricity. " When, " he says, " there is a friction among the parts near its surface the electrical fire is collected from the parts be low; it is then clearly visible in the night; it appears at the stern and in the wake of every sailing vessel; every dash of an oar shows it and every surf and spray.
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This device was intended to afford a double protection, dissipating the atmospheric charge by the action of points and conduct ing the current of discharge harmlessly to earth. What ever we may now think of the adequacy of the means employed, the usefulness of the lightning rod in one respect is undisputed. It gave a sense of security and peace of mind to those who availed themselves of it, and thus robbed the thunder storm of its terrors to the timid if not of its actual dangers. Who does this..., if nothing n6 NICHOLS: FRANKLIN S more, for three or four generations of weak-minded mortals is surely to be regarded as a benefactor!
Franklin s theory of thunder storms, or as he termed it in his fifth letter, written in 1749, his " new hypothesis for explaining the several phenomena of thunder gusts " was ingenious and altogether original. He regarded the sea as the source of atmospheric electricity. " When, " he says, " there is a friction among the parts near its surface the electrical fire is collected from the parts be low; it is then clearly visible in the night; it appears at the stern and in the wake of every sailing vessel; every dash of an oar shows it and every surf and spray.
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