 BWG (0.238 inch diameter), were carried round the foundation of the house, up each of the corners and gables and along the ridges, this would probably be a sufficient protection for an ordinary building against any thunder-storm in this climate. The copper...  Symons's Monthly Meteorological Magazine - Page 1201876Full view - About this book
 | Science - 1876 - 862 pages
...if a copper wire, say No. 4, B. "WG (0.238 inch diameter), were carried round the foundation of the house, up each of the corners and gables and along the ridges, this would probably be a sufficient protection for an ordinary building against any thunder-storm in... | |
 | James Samuelson, William Crookes - Science - 1876 - 606 pages
...climate. For ordinary buildings it would suffice to have a copper wire carried round the foundation of the house, up each of the corners and gables, and along the ridges. The copper wires might be built into the walls to prevent theft. In the case of a powder-mill, it might... | |
 | British Association for the Advancement of Science - Science - 1877 - 826 pages
...instance, if a copper wire, say No. 4, BWG (0-238 inch in diameter), were carried round the foundation of a house, up each of the corners and gables, and along the ridges, this would probably be a sufficient protection for an ordinary building against any thunder-storm in... | |
 | Science - 1877 - 804 pages
...instance, if a copper wire, say No. 4, BWG (0.238 inch diameter), were carried round the foundation of the house, up each of the corners and gables and along the ridges, this would probably be a sufficient protection for an ordinary building against any thunder-storm in... | |
 | Science - 1877 - 388 pages
...a copper I wire, say No. 4, BWG :0'238 inches diameter), were carried round i the foundation of the house, up each of the corners and gables, and along the ridges, this would probably be a sufficient protection for an ordinary building against any thunderstorm in... | |
 | Amédée Guillemin - Physics - 1877 - 954 pages
...if a copper wire, say No. 4, BWG (0'238 inches diameter), were carried round the foundation of the house, up each of the corners and gables and along the ridges, this would probably be a sufficient protection for an ordinary building against any thunderstorm in... | |
 | Spencer Fullerton Baird - Industrial arts - 1878 - 516 pages
...Ordinarily, however, it would be quite sufficient to carry a No. 4 copper wire round the foundation of the house, up each of the corners and gables and along the ridges. If there are no metallic connections with distant points, such as water and gas pipes, it is not necessary... | |
 | Richard Anderson (F.C.S.) - 1880 - 282 pages
...instance, if a copper wire, say No. 4. BWG (0-238 inch diameter) were carried round the foundation of the house, up each of the corners and gables, and along the ridges, this would probably be a sufficient protection for an ordinary building against any thunderstorm in... | |
 | George James Symons - Lightning conductors - 1882 - 302 pages
...instance, if a copper wire, say No. 4, BWG (0'238 inch in diameter), were carried round the foundation of a house, up each of the corners and gables, and along the ridges, this would probably be a sufficient protection for an ordinary building against any thunder-storm in... | |
 | George James Symons - Lightning conductors - 1882 - 302 pages
...instance, if a copper wire, say No. 4, BWG (0'238 inch in diameter), were carried round the foundation of a house, up each of the corners and gables, and along the ridges, this would probably be a sufficient protection for an ordinary building against any thunder-storm in... | |
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