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Iron Rod Lightning Attraction
- When
- May 1752
- Where
- Marly-la-Ville, Northern France
- Part of
- Dalibard's kite experiment
Dalibard used a 40-foot iron rod at Marly-la-Ville to extract electrical sparks from a cloud in May 1752.
In May 1752, Thomas-François Dalibard performed Franklin's proposed experiment in Northern France. Instead of a kite, he employed a 40-foot-tall iron rod to attract lightning. He successfully extracted electrical sparks from a cloud, demonstrating the electrical nature of the phenomenon.
Sources
- Benjamin Franklin Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
- Kite experiment Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-29
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