Prokop Divis. 1869 engraving of the Czech priest, scholar, theologian and natural scientist Dom Prokop Divis, Divis, born Vaclav Divisek, is

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Prokop Divis. 1869 engraving of the Czech priest, scholar, theologian and natural scientist Dom Prokop Divis, Divis, born Vaclav Divisek, is best known as the inventor of the first grounded lightning rod.

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