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" This kite is to be raised when a thunder-gust appears to be coming on, and the person who holds the string must stand within a door or window, or under some cover, so that the silk ribbon may not be wet; and care must be taken that the twine does not... "
The Gallery of Nature and Art; Or a Tour Through Creation and Science ... - Page 306
by Edward Polehampton - 1821
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Autobiography and Other Writings

Benjamin Franklin - 1998 - 404 pages
...raised when a Thunder Gust appears to be coming on, and the Person who holds the String must stand within a Door, or Window, or under some Cover, so...Frame of the Door or Window. As soon as any of the Thunder Clouds come over the Kite, the pointed Wire will draw the Electric Fire from them, and the...
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Recovering Benjamin Franklin: An Exploration of a Life of Science and Service

James Campbell - 1999 - 316 pages
...raised when a Thunder Gust appears to be coming on, and the Person who holds the String must stand within a Door, or Window, or under some Cover, so...Twine does not touch the Frame of the Door or Window. Franklin then described the results that he achieved: As soon as any of the Thunder Clouds come over...
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Benjamin Franklin: Biographical Overview and Bibliography

Christopher J. Murrey - 2002 - 254 pages
...raised when a thunder-gust appears to be coming on, and the person who holds the string must stand within a door or window, or under some cover, so that...frame of the door or window. As soon as any of the thunder clouds come over the kite, the pointed wire will draw the electric fire from them, and the...
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The Manhattan Quarterly, Volume 3

1907 - 460 pages
...raised when a thunder-gust appears to be coming on, and the person who holds the string must stand within a door or window, or under some cover, so that...frame of the door or window. As soon as any of the thunder clouds come over the kite, the pointed wire will draw the electric fire from them, and the...
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Proceedings, American Philosophical Society (vol. 32, 1894)

780 pages
...raised when a thunder gust appears to be coming on, and' the person who holds the string must stand within a door or window, or under some cover, so that...frame of the door or window. As soon as any of the thunder clouds come over the kite, the pointed wire will draw the electric fire from them, and the...
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Journal of the Franklin Institute, Volume 161, Issues 961-966

Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, Pa.) - 1906 - 652 pages
...raised when a thunder gust appears to be coming on, and the person who holds the string must stand within a door or window, or under some cover, so that...frame of the door or window. As soon as any of the thunder clouds come over the kite, the pointed wire will draw the electric fire from them, and the...
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Endless amusement; a collection of entertaining experiments in various ...

Endless amusement - 1820 - 232 pages
...raised when a thunder-storm appears to be coming on ; and the person who holds the string must stand within a door or window, or under some cover, so that...not be wet ; and care must be taken that the twine do not touch the frame of the door or window. As soon as any of the thunder clouds come over the kite,...
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the ladies treasury for 1882 a household magazine

mrs. warren - 1882 - 816 pages
...be raised when a thunder-gust appears to be coming on ; the person who holds the string must stand within a door or window, or under some cover, so that the silk ribbon does not get wet, and care must be taken that the twine does not touch the frame of the door or window....
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Proceedings, American Philosophical Society (vol. 96, no. 3)

284 pages
...be comeing on (which is very frequent in this Country) & The Person who holds the String, must stand within a Door, or Window, or under some cover, so that the Silk Ribon may not be Wet; & care must be taken, that the Twine does not touch the Frame of the Door or...
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