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The Benjamin Franklin and his son William Franklin experiment with lightning and electricity in 1852....

The Benjamin Franklin and his son William Franklin experiment with lightning and electricity in 1852. The kite
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The Benjamin Franklin and his son William Franklin experiment with lightning and electricity in 1852. The kite had a conductive wire attached to its top. It collected electricity from the air in a thunder cloud, which was conducted down the wet kite string to the ground. This experiment was proposed by Franklin and he may have conducted it. Lithograph by Currier and Ives, 1876.
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Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M. (1824-95) / American
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1852 AD (C19th AD)
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The Benjamin Franklin and his son William Franklin experiment with lightning and electricity in 1852. The kite had a conductive wire attached to its top. It collected electricity from the air in a thunder cloud, which was conducted down the wet kite string to the ground. This experiment was proposed by Franklin and he may have conducted it. Lithograph by Currier and Ives, 1876. (BSLOC_2019_4_167)

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