2 9 c m
40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 21cm
Description
Plate from 'Musee Retrospectif du Groupe V' (1900). The village is surrounded by long metal spikes inserted in the ground which attract and disipate bolts of lightning. The lightning conductor was first invented by the American statesman and inventor Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) in the mid 18th century.
Image Details
Image Ref.
10324308
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