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ufUy be fufpe&ed to have followed the direction of 
the iron conductor of the Profe dor's apparatus: that 
this condudor came from the top of the houfe at 
(z), and was continued to (b) and ( b ). adly, That 
this conductor was not placed far from that door- 
cafe, part of which was torn off. 3 d ly , That at this 
time no ufe was made of the Leyden bottle, men- 
tioned in the preceding account ; but the iron was 
inferted into a glafs (land, to prevent the diffipation 
of the electrical power, and that the gnomon fhould 
fliew its real Ifrentrth. 
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With regard to the fecond, there, has as yet been 
no mention, that Profeffor Richman, at the time of 
his death, had feventy rubles (a filver coin) in his 
left coat-pocket, which by this accident were not in 
the leaf!: altered. 2dly, That his clock, which flood 
at (j), in the corner of the next room, between 
the open window and the door, was flopped j and 
that the allies from the hearth (g ) were thrown 
about the room. 3dly, That many perfons without- 
doors declared their having actually feen the light- 
ning (hoot from the cloud to the ProfetTor’s appa- 
ratus at the top of his houfe. A view is likewile 
added * of the chamber, where the Profeffor was 
fl ruck by the lightning; who flood at ( h ), with his 
head projecting towards (g) his electrometer ; at (m) 
flood Mr. Sokolow the engraver ; from the door (c) a 
piece was torn off, and carried to (</) : (a b) part of 
the door-cafe rent. 
* See Tab. XXXI. Fig. 3. 
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