John Canton — Pioneer investigator of atmospheric electricity

Weather

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 286-290

  Herbert, K B H ^a  

^a Upton St Leonards   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0346050036     PISSN: 00431656     EISSN: 14778696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1477-8696.1997.tb06326.x     Document Type: Article

References (7)

1. Canton, J. (1753) Electrical experiments, with an attempt to account for their several phenomena; together with some observations on thunderclouds. Phil. Trans., 481, pp. 350–358.
2. Canton, J. (1754) A letter. concerning some new electrical experiments. Phil. Trans., 482, pp. 780–784.
3. Cohen, B. (1966) Franklin and Newton. Harvard University Press, pp. 496–497.
4. Kippis, A. (Ed.) (1787) Biographia Britannica, 2nd edition, Vol. III (biographical details of Canton are provided by his son William). London, pp. 215–222.
5. Priestley, J. (1775) History and present state of electricity, 3rd edition Vol. 1. London, p. 388.
6. Watson, W. (1746) Experiments and observations tending to illustrate the nature and properties of electricity. Phil. Trans., 44, p. 730.
7. Watson, W. (1752) A letter. concerning the electrical experiments in England upon thunderclouds. Phil. Trans., 47, pp. 568–569.