. Thunder and lighting. ess and interest asin this fascinating book; for Flammarion is a man of letters as well as a man ofscience—a man of letters, too, endowed with the wondrous gifts of lucidity andcharm which distinguish the best French writers, . . Flammarions book is muchmore absorbing than most novels, more romantic than most romances, more poeticthan most poems, yet strictly and scientifically accurate.—Lodgate Monthly, It must be confessed that M. Flammarion not only arrests the attention, butassists the reader to grasp astronomical theories—a task m which less popular writersoften fa
. Thunder and lighting. ess and interest asin this fascinating book; for Flammarion is a man of letters as well as a man ofscience—a man of letters, too, endowed with the wondrous gifts of lucidity andcharm which distinguish the best French writers, . . Flammarions book is muchmore absorbing than most novels, more romantic than most romances, more poeticthan most poems, yet strictly and scientifically accurate.—Lodgate Monthly, It must be confessed that M. Flammarion not only arrests the attention, butassists the reader to grasp astronomical theories—a task m which less popular writersoften fail when they make the attempt.—Literary World. The book is a most fascinating one, and holds the reader &om start to As a manual for those who wish to obtain a good general knowledge ofastronomy this work will be found unsurpassed,—Science Gossip. London : Chatto & Windus, hi St. Martins Lane, THUNDER AND LIGHTNING THUNDER ANDLIGHTNING BY CAMILLE FLAMMARION TRANSLATED BY WALTER MOSTYN. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS LONDON CHATTO & WINDUS 1905 T PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED, LONDON AND BECCLES- CONTENTS CH AFTER PAOB I. THE VICTIMS OP LIGHTNING ... ... ... 1 II. ATMOSPHERIC ELECTEICITY AND STOKM-CLOUDS ... 17 ni. THE FLASH AND THE SOUND ... ... ... 31 IV. FIREBALLS ... ... ... ... 57 V. THE EFFECTS OF LIGHTNING ON MANKIND ... ... 89 VI. THE EFFECTS OF LIGHTNING ON ANIMALS ... 128 Vn. THE EFFECTS OF LIGHTNEUG ON TREES AND PLANTS 155 Vin. THE EFFECTS OP LIGHTNING ON METALS, OBJECTS, HOUSES, ETC. ... ... ... ... 188 IX. LIGHTNOTG CONDUCTORS ... ... ... 240 X. PICTURES MADE BY LIGHTNING ... ... ... 249 THUNDER AND LIGHTNING CHAPTER I THE VICTIMS OF LIGHTNING It would be an interesting thing to make a carefulstudy once a year, towards the end of the summer,of the habits and customs of thunder and in this way we should succeed one day indetermining the still mysterious nature of these elusiveforces. I, for my part, have been engaged upon
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