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Instrument and Influence: The Problem of Fair Weather Electricity (1850–1930)
… heralded as a pivotal moment in the history of physics. That same year, Louis-Guillaume Le Monnier (1717-1799) found his electroscope rendered another phenomenon visible on a clear day: ordinary air appeared electrical too. But how was this possible? This dissertation explores various attempts …