Title

Georg Richmann being killed by while repeating Benjamin Franklin's experiment on the electrical nature of lightning: struck by a fireball

Caption

Engraving depicting Georg Richmann being killed by while repeating Benjamin Franklin's experiment on the electrical nature of lightning: struck by a fireball. Georg Wilhelm Richmann (1711-1753) a Baltic German physicist, who proved that thunder clouds contain electric charge. Dated 19th century

Date

19th century

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP23A17_331

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,0Mb (6,5Mb) / 12,3in x 18,9in / 3695 x 5676 (300dpi)

Keywords

Engraving Engraved Illustration Illustrated Georg Wilhelm Richmann Baltic German Baltic German Germany Physicist Physics History of Physics History of Science Thunder Clouds Thunder Weather Nature Electric Electricity Electric Charge Charge Lightening Death Dead Deceased Experiment Experimentation Benjamin Franklin Struck Fireball 19th Century Engraving Engraved Illustration Illustrated Georg Wilhelm Ri