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Lightning and stars fall on the earth on the day of Judgement; the sun and the moon hang simultaneously in the sky. Woodcut, 16th century.
Reference: 25036i
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The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in the night of 8 August 1779. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1779.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.Date: [1779]Reference: 43803i
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Vulcan in his forge with Jupiter throwing bolts of lightning, Venus in the sky above: symbolising the element fire. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.
Francesco AlbaniDate: 1695Reference: 23618i
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An account of a very extraordinary effect of lightning on a bullock : at Swanborow, in the parish of Iford near Lewes, in the county of Sussex / in sundry letters from Mr. James Lambert ... and one from William Green ... to William Henly. Read at the Royal Society, May 1, 1776.
James LambertDate: 1776
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Natural disasters: lightning, earthquake, and a tornado destroying buildings. Engraving.
Date: [between 1600 and 1699]Reference: 47026i
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The builders of the Tower of Babel start to argue as their language is confounded. Etching by M. van der Gucht after G. Hoet, c. 1700.
Gerard HoetReference: 15771i
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Lightning pierces through the clouds, heralding the coming of Christ. Engraving by J. Barlow, 1813, after W.M. Craig.
William Marshall CraigDate: 10 April 1813Reference: 20165i
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Vulcan in his forge with Jupiter throwing bolts of lightning, Venus in the sky above, symbolising the element fire. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1796, after F. Albani.
Francesco AlbaniDate: 2 Jan[uar]y 1797Reference: 23947i
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Jupiter revealing himself to Semele, pregnant with Dionysus (Bacchus): she shields her eyes, before being killed by lightning. Stipple engraving by J. Heath, 1791, after G.B. Cipriani.
Giovanni Battista CiprianiDate: Nov.r 9: 1791Reference: 2854866i
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Della formazione de' fulmini / trattato del Sig. Marchese Scipione Maffei raccolto da varie sue lettere, in alcune delle quali si tratta anche degl'insetti rigenerantisi, e de' pesci di mare su i monti, e più a lungo dell'elettricità.
Francesco Scipione, marchese di MaffeiDate: 1747
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An account of the death of a person destroyed by lightning in the chapel in Tottenham-Court-Road, and its effects on the building, as observed by Mr. William Henly, Mr. Edward Nairne, and Mr. William Jones / the account written by Mr. Henly.
William HenlyDate: 1773
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Episodes in the Pentateuch involving sacrifice, worship and idol-worshipping. Engraving.
Reference: 20167i
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The Copley medal of the Royal Society, as presented to Benjamin Franklin: left obverse, right reverse, with a decorative surround. Engraving, later than 1753.
Reference: 40215i
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Lightning striking a rural building during a storm: onlookers react in terror. Engraving, 16--.
Reference: 524640i
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A young barefoot shepherdess and a little girl take refuge near a shrine during a storm. Lithograph by Z. Belliard after M.-Ph. Coupin de La Couperie.
Coupin de La Couperie, Marie-Philippe, 1773-1851.Date: 1800-1899Reference: 524684i
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An ornate garden obelisk decorated with flaming urns and figures with burning torches. Etching by J. Goeree after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.
Simon SchijnvoetReference: 26573i
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A storm in a wild and rocky landscape: lightning flashes while a man drives a a coach and four hourses through the darkness. Mezzotint by S.W. Reynolds the elder after G. Morland, 1798.
George MorlandDate: Feb.y 1798Reference: 2907993i
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Portents of death and destruction. Gouache, ca. 1910 (?).
Date: 1910Reference: 571996i
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A man discovering the physicist Richmann after he has been killed by a bolt of lightning. Wood engraving by O. Jahyer and L. Hotelin after P. Valentin.
Valentin, P. (Illustrator)Reference: 22128i
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Beitrag zur Luxatio lentis in cameram anteriorem : inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung der Doctorwürde / vorgelegt von Rudolf Sauer.
Sauer, Rudolf, 1862-Date: 1888
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De la foudre, de ses formes, et de ses effets : sur l'homme, les animaux, les vegetaux et les corps bruts, des moyens de s'en preserver et des paratonnerres / Par le docteur F. Sestier ... Redige sur les documents laisses par M. Sestier ; et complete par le docteur C. Mehu.
Méhu, Camille, 1835-Date: 1866
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The fall of Babylon; Cyrus the Great defeating the Chaldean army. Mezzotint by J. Martin, 1831, after himself, 1819.
John MartinDate: 1819-1831Reference: 20811i
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De la foudre : de ses formes, et de ses effets sur l'homme, les animaux, les végétaux et les corps bruts, des moyens de s'en préserver et des paratonnerres / par F. Sestier ; rédigé sur les documents laissés par M. Sestier et complété par le docteur C. Méhu.
Sestier, Félix, 1803-1857.Date: 1866
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Jupiter casting thunderbolts from the sky. Engraving by M. Küsel after S. Vouet.
Q317920Date: [before 1683]Reference: 2815029i
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Remarkable case of the effect of lightning on the human body : with general observations on the nature and phenomena of lightning. Adapted for general readers / by John Davies.
John DaviesDate: 1839