When was it published?

November 17, 1752 in The Virginia Gazette

Foreign News November 17, 1752

The Virginia Gazette

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Electrical Experiment, Thunder Research

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Verati, Mameteucci, Marino, Bonelli, Paganuzzi

Q: What keywords are associated?

Bologna, Electrical Experiment, Thunder, Scintillation, Concussion, Naturalists, Academy

Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia

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What is this article about?

Naturalists in Bologna, including Verati, Mameteucci, Marino, Bonelli, and Paganuzzi, performed an electrical experiment simulating thunder, resulting in scintillations and concussions felt by participants, with the goal of averting thunder's effects on the city.

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They write from Bologna, that Messrs. Verati and Mameteucci, Members of our Academy, have lately made, in Company with Messrs. Marino, Bonelli, and Paganuzzi, the Electrical Experiment relating to Thunder. Whilst one of them held the Iron Rod in his right Hand, and another the Chain with both Hands, a third accidentally laying his Hand on a silken String fastened to the Chain, a Scintillation ensued, which was attended with a Noise like that of Thunder ; at the very Instant the Scintillation appeared, the three Gentlemen felt a Concussion, but different in each of them; in the first it went from the right Arm to the Extremity of the Foot : in the second, from both Hands to the Breast, and in the third, from the right to the left Arm, and along down to the Sole of the Foot. The View of these Naturalists in their Experiment, is both to avert the Effects of Thunder from that City, and to abate the Wrath of it, which is there sometimes very tremendous.

What sub-type of article is it?

Electrical Experiment Thunder Research

What keywords are associated?

Bologna Electrical Experiment Thunder Scintillation Concussion Naturalists Academy

What entities or persons were involved?

Verati Mameteucci Marino Bonelli Paganuzzi

Where did it happen?

Bologna

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Bologna

Event Date

Lately

Key Persons

Verati Mameteucci Marino Bonelli Paganuzzi

Outcome

the three gentlemen felt a concussion, but different in each of them; in the first it went from the right arm to the extremity of the foot : in the second, from both hands to the breast, and in the third, from the right to the left arm, and along down to the sole of the foot. the view of these naturalists in their experiment, is both to avert the effects of thunder from that city, and to abate the wrath of it, which is there sometimes very tremendous.

Event Details

Messrs. Verati and Mameteucci, Members of our Academy, have lately made, in Company with Messrs. Marino, Bonelli, and Paganuzzi, the Electrical Experiment relating to Thunder. Whilst one of them held the Iron Rod in his right Hand, and another the Chain with both Hands, a third accidentally laying his Hand on a silken String fastened to the Chain, a Scintillation ensued, which was attended with a Noise like that of Thunder ; at the very Instant the Scintillation appeared, the three Gentlemen felt a Concussion, but different in each of them.