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Injuries caused by Lightning in Venezuela

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IN answer to Mr. von Danckelman's inquiry as to the use of lightning-rods and the frequency of accidents from lightning in the tropics (NATURE, December 11, 1884, p. 127), I beg leave to offer the following information referring to Venezuela, where I have been residing ever since 1862:—

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ERNST, A. Injuries caused by Lightning in Venezuela. Nature 31, 458–459 (1885). https://doi.org/10.1038/031458e0

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