 | Richard Lovett - 1766 - 610 Seiten
...as a needle, and gilt .to prevent rufting, and from the foot of thofe Rods a wire down the outfide of the Building into the ground, or down round one of the Shrouds of a Ship, and down her fide till it reaches the Water ? Would not thefe pointed Rods probably draw the electrical Fire filently... | |
 | John Wesley - 1817 - 276 Seiten
...fire ? From the foot of those rods, (which need not be above half an inch diameter) a wire may pass down the outside of the building into the ground,...down round one of the shrouds of a ship, and down her side, till it reaches the water. Would not these rods silently draw off the electric fire before the... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1837 - 552 Seiten
...churches, ships, &c. from the stroke of lightning, by directing us to fix, on the highest parts of those edifices, upright rods of iron made sharp as a needle,...and gilt to prevent rusting, and from the foot of those rods a wire down the outside of the building into the ground, or down round one of the shrouds... | |
 | American Philosophical Society - 1893 - 806 Seiten
...churches, ships, etc., from the stroke of lightning by directing us to fix on the highest points of those edifices upright rods of iron, made sharp as a needle,...and gilt to prevent rusting, and from the foot of those rods a wire down the outside of the building into the ground, or down round one of the shrouds... | |
 | William Sturgeon - 1842 - 274 Seiten
...conductors is a branch of practical electricity of exceedingly high interest, and demands the contemplations of the most profound electricians. Hitherto, however,...down round one of the shrouds of a ship, and down her side till it reaches the water. Would not these pointed rods probably draw the electrical fire silently... | |
 | 1842 - 748 Seiten
...ships, ike., from the stroke of lightning, by directing us to fix, on tli£ highest parts of those edifices, upright rods of iron, made sharp as a needle,...rusting ; and from the foot of these rods, a wire down to the outside of the building into the ground, or down round one of the shrouds of a ship, and down... | |
 | 1856 - 606 Seiten
...lightning, by directing us to fix on the highest parts of those edifices upright rods of iron made as sharp as a needle, and gilt to prevent rusting, and from the foot of those rods a wire down the outside of the building into the ground, or down round one of the shrouds... | |
 | Charles Barlow - 1772 - 496 Seiten
...for protecting houses, churches, ships, &c., from the stroke of lightning, to fix on the highest part of these edifices upright rods of iron, made sharp...down round one of the shrouds of a ship, and down her side till it reaches the water. Would not these pointed rods probably draw the electrical fire silently... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner - 1846 - 664 Seiten
...upright rods of iron, made sharp as a needle, and gilt to prevent rusting ; and, from the foot of those rods, a wire down the outside of the building into...ground, or down round one of the shrouds of a ship, and dawn her side till it reaches the water? Would not these pointed rods probably draw the electrical... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner - 1846 - 644 Seiten
...ships, <SC.,from the stroke of lightning, by directing vs lojix, on the highest parts of those edißces, upright rods of iron, made sharp as a needle, and gilt to prevent rusting ; and, from the foot of those rods, a wire down the outside of the building into the ground, or down round one of the shrouds... | |
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... a wire down the outside of the building into the ground, or down round one of the shrouds of a ship, and down her side till it reaches the water? 
