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Shipwreck by lightning. : Papers relative to Harris's lightning conductors
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
This manuscript is a typescript of the article Protecting the Royal Navy from lightning -- William Snow Harris and his struggle with the British Admiralty for fixed lightning conductors by Theodore Bernstein and Terry S. Reynolds. The topic is Sir William Snow Harris, his work with lightning conductors and how he tried to convince the Royal Navy to test and use his conductors to protect their ships. It includes footnotes and illustrations.
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