Title
The wonders of science
Caption
On 13 April 1745, lightning struck the Saint Mark's Campanile in Venice, damaging the structure. The building was fitted with a lightning conductor in 1776 to prevent this kind of incident from happening again.
Illustration from "Les Merveilles de la science ou description populaire des inventions modernes" written by Louis Figuier and published in 1867 by Furne, Jouvet et Cie.
Date
1867
Credit line
Photo12
Reference
COM23A01_039
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
License type
Rights managed
Available size
118,4Mb (8,3Mb) / 24,2in x 19,0in / 7255 x 5702 (300dpi)