In january 1786 his majesty's frigate thisbe was caught in a severe thunderstorm near the scillies and became one of the many victims claimed down the centuries by nature's artillery - lightning. Protective measures, little publicized, form the substance of this article.
Nature's artillery
Artillerie der natur
Engineering, London ; 212 , 8 ; 764-767
1972
4 Seiten, 2 Bilder
Article (Journal)
English
BLITZ , ERFINDUNG , GESCHICHTE , SCHIFF , SICHERHEIT
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