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work_bxa5a4ois5ddljsxaeu5mrr4zq	B. F. J. Schonland	Wilkins Lecture. Benjamin Franklin: Natural Philosopher	1956	14	.pdf	application/pdf	8487	1110	86	Wilkins Lecture Benjamin Franklin: natural philosopher placed his work on the nature of electricity which occupied six all too short years begun their work Franklin wrote 'we had for some time been of opinion th a t the Franklin in his Autobiography, ' th a t such a work came from America and said it lightning and the electric spark is evident from a general paper on the subject [by means of an insulated point] whether clouds th a t contain lightning are electrified Franklin's pointed rod is no museum piece in the history of science; of recent To this and similar criticism Franklin replied th a t his lightning rod proposal as of rods by extending Franklin's experiments with a model cloud and a model lines, Franklin's original suggestion th a t point discharge might prevent a thunder cloud from building up a dangerous charge does not hold except for rods 	./cache/work_bxa5a4ois5ddljsxaeu5mrr4zq.pdf	./txt/work_bxa5a4ois5ddljsxaeu5mrr4zq.txt