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Thunder and Lightning

Name: Thunder and Lightning
Author: Camille Flammarion

Camille Flammarion

Read by Inkell, prajak, jenno, kadauber, Chuck Lavazzi, Amy Gramour, Availle and Raunak S. · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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CHAPTER I. THE VICTIMS OF LIGHTNING (21:11)
CHAPTER II. ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY AND STORM-CLOUDS (23:06)
CHAPTER III. THE FLASH AND THE SOUND (41:56)
CHAPTER IV. FIREBALLS. Part 1 (25:30)
CHAPTER IV. FIREBALLS. Part 2 (21:58)
CHAPTER V. THE EFFECTS OF LIGHTNING ON MANKIND. Part 1 (26:38)
CHAPTER V. THE EFFECTS OF LIGHTNING ON MANKIND. Part 2 (22:36)
CHAPTER VI. THE EFFECTS OF LIGHTNING ON ANIMALS (37:30)
CHAPTER VII. THE EFFECTS OF LIGHTNING ON TREES AND PLANTS. Part 1 (26:34)
CHAPTER VII. THE EFFECTS OF LIGHTNING ON TREES AND PLANTS. Part 2. (18:09)
CHAPTER VIII. THE EFFECTS OF LIGHTNING ON METALS, OBJECTS, HOUSES, ETC. Part 1 (40:43)
CHAPTER VIII. THE EFFECTS OF LIGHTNING ON METALS, OBJECTS, HOUSES, ETC. Part 2 (45:27)
CHAPTER IX. LIGHTNING CONDUCTORS (13:31)
CHAPTER X. PICTURES MADE BY LIGHTNING. Part 1 (31:34)
CHAPTER X. PICTURES MADE BY LIGHTNING. Part 2 (16:53)