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Thunder house
This model of the façade of a house gives a spectacular demonstration of the destructive effect of a lightning bolt striking a house with an imperfect lightning conductor.In the experiment, a small piece of mahogany jumps out of the façade when the conductor is interrupted. If, instead, the piece is [...]
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- electrical engineering
Type of item
- Lightning rod (model of the)
- lightning rods
Medium
- mahogany, brass
- Mahogany wood
- Brass
- brass (alloy)
- mahogany (wood)
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- electrical engineering
Type of item
- Lightning rod (model of the)
- lightning rods
Medium
- mahogany, brass
- Mahogany wood
- Brass
- brass (alloy)
- mahogany (wood)
Providing institution
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Creation date
- late 18th cent.
- 1800
- 1781
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:414052
Extent
- height 250 mm, base 134x87 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Lorraine collection
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/indepth/Conductor.html
Year
- 1781
- 1800
Providing country
- Italy