...and it has been well observed by Mr. Singer, in his excellent work on Electricity, " that during this display of electric power, so awful to an ordinary...conducts the lightning in any required direction, and'employs it to fuse wires, decompose fluids, or fire inflammable substances ; and when the effects...

...Singer, " that during this display of electric power, so * Transactions of the Royal Society. f Ibid. I awful to an ordinary observer, the electrician sits...fire inflammable substances ; and when the effects become too powerful to attend to such experiments, he then connects the insulated wire with the ground,...

...in his Elements of Electricity, " that during this display of electric power, so fearful to a common observer, the electrician sits quietly in front of...direction, and employs it to fuse wires, decompose fluids, and fire inflammable substances ; and when the effects become too powerful to attend to such experiments,...

...in his Elements of Electricity, " that during this display of electric power, so fearful to a common observer, the electrician sits quietly in front of the apparatus, conducts the lightning in a;iy required direction, and employs it to fuse wires, decompose fluids, and tire inflammable substances...

...can conceive the awful, though sublime .effect, of such a phenomenon. At every flash of lightning, an explosive stream, accompanied by a peculiar noise,...ground, and transmits the accumulated electricity in silence and with safety." * That is, a ball communicating with the earth, by an adequate metallic...

...charged cloud produces sometimes positive and at others negative signs at first. * * * During this display of electric power, so awful to an ordinary...substances ; and when the effects are too powerful, he connects the insulated wire with the ground, and transmits the accumulated electricity with silence...