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Tod des deutschen Physikers Georg Wilhelm Richmann (1711–1753), der während eines seiner gewitterelektrischen Versuche in Sankt Petersburg vom Blitz getroffen werden.

Death of the German physicist Georg Wilhelm Richmann (1711–1753), who was shocked by lightning during one of their thunderstorm electrical experiments in Saint Petersburg.

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current21:26, 9 February 2021Thumbnail for version as of 21:26, 9 February 2021821 × 1,151 (630 KB)V1adis1avB/W levels correction
21:17, 9 February 2021Thumbnail for version as of 21:17, 9 February 2021821 × 1,151 (613 KB)V1adis1avBetter resolution. From the book: Tissandier, Gaston. Les Martyrs de la science. Paris, 1888. Engraving by Camille Gilbert.
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22:25, 13 December 2006Thumbnail for version as of 22:25, 13 December 2006300 × 427 (23 KB)Frank SchulenburgTod des deutschen Physikers Georg Wilhelm Richmann (1711–1753) und seines Assistenten, die während eines ihrer gewitterelektrischen Versuche in Sankt Petersburg vom Blitz getroffen werden.

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