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In ] the ] ] ] published a proposal for an experiment to determine if ] was ]. He proposed extending a conductor into a cloud that appeared to have the potential to become a ]. If electricity existed in the cloud, the conductor could be used to extract it. In May of ] Thomas Francois D'Alibard(]-]) of ] performed Franklin's experiment using a 40-foot-tall metal rod at ], and successfully extracted electricity from a low cloud. Around a month later, in June 1752, unaware of Dalibard's work, Franklin also extracted electricity from a cloud in his famous kite experiment. | ||
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In 1750 the US scientist Benjamin Franklin published a proposal for an experiment to determine if lightning was electricity. He proposed extending a conductor into a cloud that appeared to have the potential to become a thunderstorm. If electricity existed in the cloud, the conductor could be used to extract it. In May of 1752 Thomas Francois D'Alibard(1709-1799) of France performed Franklin's experiment using a 40-foot-tall metal rod at Marly, and successfully extracted electricity from a low cloud. Around a month later, in June 1752, unaware of Dalibard's work, Franklin also extracted electricity from a cloud in his famous kite experiment.
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