musi waMay 10, 1752, Thomas-François Dalibard wekuFrance akaita ongororo yaFranklin achishandisa tsvimbo yesimbi ine urefu hwemamita gumi nemaviri pachinzvimbo chekiti, uye akaburitsa magetsi kubva mugore. Musi waChikumi 15, 1752, Franklin anogona kunge akaita ongororo yake inozivikanwa yekiti muPhiladelphia, achibudirira kuburitsa magetsi kubva mugore. Franklin akatsanangura ongororo muPennsylvania Gazette musi waGumiguru 19, 1752, pasina kutaura kuti akazviita. Nhoroondo iyi yakaverengerwa Royal Society musi waZvita 21 uye yakadhindwa seyakadai muPhilosophical Transactions. Joseph Priestley akaburitsa imwe nhoroondo ine ruzivo rwakawanda mu1767 muHistory and Present Status of Electricity. Franklin akaburitswa achinyatsochengetedza insulator, achichengeta pasi pedenga rakaoma, kudzivirira njodzi yemagetsi.
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