Isbn: 9780332403809 - noticias historicas, e praticas ácerca do modo de defender os edificios dos estragos dos raios (classic reprint) (3 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book theorizes the cause of lightning and explores methods to protect buildings from damage caused by it. The author, a professor of experimental physics in the University of Coimbra in the 18th century, details a series of demonstrations with electrical machines and other apparatuses. These experiments were among the first to show that the electrical properties of lightning could be reproduced in a controlled laboratory environment, expanding our understanding of electrical phenomena. The author theorizes that lightning is a manifestation of positive and negative electrical discharges occurring within a cloud, and shows how lightning rods, properly constructed and installed, can be used to safely divert these discharges into the ground. These insights would later become the basis for protection systems still in use today, making this book a seminal work in the history of lightning protection. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…