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#OTD in 1756.
The Pennsylvania Gazette published a statement by Benjamin Franklin describing a kite experiment to determine the electrical nature of lightning.
The experiment's purpose was to investigate the nature of lightning and electricity, which were not yet understood. Combined with further experiments on the ground, the kite experiment demonstrated that lightning and electricity were the result of the same phenomenon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kite_experiment
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/92
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The Pennsylvania Gazette published a statement by Benjamin Franklin describing a kite experiment to determine the electrical nature of lightning.
The experiment's purpose was to investigate the nature of lightning and electricity, which were not yet understood. Combined with further experiments on the ground, the kite experiment demonstrated that lightning and electricity were the result of the same phenomenon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kite_experiment
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/92
#books #science