Thomas-François Dalibard

Thomas-François Dalibard , French naturalist, born the November 5th 1709, died in 1799.

It was one of the first to introduce in France the method of Carl von Linné (1707-1778) and published in 1749, under the title of Florae Parisiensis prodromus or Catalogs plants which are born in the surroundings from Paris , a Flora where the plants are distributed according to the system of the Swedish scientist. It was also the first to repeat the experiments of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) on atmospheric electricity and represented its writings. Indeed, at the request of Buffon (1707-1788) of which he was the disciple, he translated and published into 1752 the Experiments and observations that Collison had published in England. In the 2nd edition of 1756, it includes there the report/ratio of its own experiences led to Marly-the-City the May 10th 1752, according to the Franklin method: one could spark per stormy weather thanks to a long iron stem drawn up towards the sky and a condenser (box of Leyde). Thanks to Dalibard, the Academy of Science recognized work of Franklin which became famous to have shown that the storms are an electric phenomenon and that one can secure oneself some with a lightning conductor.

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Benjamin Franklin Experiments and observations on electricity translation of Dalibard 1752, 2nd edition 1756
Claude-Anne Lopez the Sceptre and the lightning Mercure de France Paris 1990

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