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St. Nicholas (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · New York : Scribner · leaf 600

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e day, justas a thunder-shower was coming, and sent up hiskite. The lightning ran down the kite-string andgave him a tiny spark from a key tied to the string.That was a famous experiment, for it proveil thatlightning and electricity were the same thing. From Faradays experiment we learn that a… … ^11: |#^^ DVNAMO-EI.FCTRIC MACHINES, WORKED BY STEAM, AND PRODUCING MACNETO-ELECTRICITV. [SEE PAGE 570.] flame is so hot that it will burn up hard metals,like platinum, or tough stones, like diamonds.The gnomes never did anything like that, and, ifthey could do it, they never said so, or never…

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