The kite experiment (IMAGE)

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The kite experiment

Caption

Hand-colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives in 1876. This is probably the most widely distributed illustration of the experiment. Franklin is wrongly shown to be holding the string in one hand above the point to which the key is attached. Had he done so, he would have earthed the kite, and the experiment would not have worked

Credit

Bequest of A. S. Colgate, 1962

Usage Restrictions

No restrictions.

License

Public Domain

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