Lightning in the age of Benjamin Franklin: facts and fictions in science, religion, and art

From time immemorial, thunder and lightning were seen as a wrathful Deity's instruments of punishment. But then, in 1752, came Benjamin Franklin's paradigm-shifting invention of the lightning rod, and the way we view God and nature was changed forever

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Beteilige Person: Buisman, Jan Willem 1954- (VerfasserIn)
Weitere beteiligte Personen: Preedy, Lee (ÜbersetzerIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Leiden Leiden University Press [2023]
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1515/9789400604339
https://doi.org/10.1515/9789400604339
https://doi.org/10.1515/9789400604339
https://doi.org/10.1515/9789400604339
https://doi.org/10.1515/9789400604339
https://doi.org/10.1515/9789400604339
https://doi.org/10.1515/9789400604339
https://doi.org/10.1515/9789400604339
https://doi.org/10.1515/9789400604339
Zusammenfassung:From time immemorial, thunder and lightning were seen as a wrathful Deity's instruments of punishment. But then, in 1752, came Benjamin Franklin's paradigm-shifting invention of the lightning rod, and the way we view God and nature was changed forever
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (327 Seiten) Ilustrationen, Karte
ISBN:9789400604339
DOI:10.1515/9789400604339