The Action of Lightning and the Means of Defending Life and Property from Its Effects

C. Lockwood and Company, 1882 - Lightning - 303 pages

FACTS AND OPINIONS	1

Longmans	2

4 François Aragos Meteorological Essays translated	4

9 Ends of Rods Fused	9

THE ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM OF THE EARTH	10

15 The Atmosphere by Camille Flammarion Translated	15

99	22

LIGHTNING DISCHARGES	26

SOME INSTANCES OF EXISTING LIGHT	137

THE THEORY OF THE ACTION	145

SECTION B ELECTRICAL Data	148

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE TERRES	154

SECTION B THE THEORY OF DESCENDING LIGHTNING	160

THE OUTLINE OF THE TERRESTRIAL PLATE	167

SECTION A THE ELECTRICAL CONDITIONS OF THE EARTHS	179

9 The Shape and Geological Formation of the Ground	185

d The Effect of Lightning on Persons	32

38 The Times newspaper	38

SECTION G STATISTICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL NOTES	39

viii	41

44 Kentish newspaper	44

NOTES ON LIGHTNING ENGINEERING	47

51 Captain D Galton F R S C	51

19 Chamberss English Dictionary 1877	52

POINTS OF RODS	59

EARTH CONNECTIONS OF RODS	65

24 War Office Instructions as	70

SOME INCIDENTS OF LIGHTNING	86

SECTION B DETAILS OF THUNDERBOLT ACTION	187

ANALYSIS OF THUNDERBOLT INCIDENTS	209

4 Chimneys	215

SECTION E CLOUDS AND CLOUD EXPLOSIONS	223

SECTION G TERRESTRIAL LEAKS	231

THE PRESENT SYSTEM OF LIGHT	238

SECTION B COMMENTS ON THE THEORY AND PRACTICE	245

c The Sources of Failure to which Rods are Liable	254

PRACTICAL MEASURES ADVOCATED	266

a The Removal of Metal and Explosive Conditions	276

e Summary of Proposals for the Defence of Buildings	285

271	296

Title	The Action of Lightning and the Means of Defending Life and Property from Its Effects
Author	Arthur Parnell
Publisher	C. Lockwood and Company, 1882
Original from	the University of California
Digitized	Dec 3, 2007
Length	303 pages

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