Index for Lightning Rod Conference by G. J. Symons

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"Lightning Rod Conference" by G. J. Symons is a technical publication written in the late 19th century, specifically published in 1882. The work is essentially a detailed report from a conference comprising delegates from various scientific and architectural societies discussing the creation of standardized rules for the installation and efficacy of lightning conductors. The text likely delves into topics such as the construction, materials, and mechanics of effective lightning protection systems. The opening of the book sets the stage by highlighting the need for a unified approach to lightning conductor installation, spurred by the increasing inquiries from citizens and public bodies regarding lightning protection. It provides a historical context detailing how the Meteorological Society convened experts from multiple disciplines—including meteorology, architecture, and electrical engineering—to address the pressing issues surrounding lightning strikes and their devastating impacts. The initial sections outline the purpose of lightning conductors, issues in their construction, and the necessity of a code of rules for their erection, laying a systematic foundation for the subsequent detailed discussion. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

• The Project Gutenberg eBook ofLightning Rod Conference
• CONTENTS.
• ILLUSTRATIONS.
• PREFACE.
• REPORT.
• APPENDIX A.CIRCULAR AND QUESTIONSISSUED TOManufacturers of Lightning Conductors,ANDTHEIR REPLIES THERETO.
• APPENDIX B.ANALYSIS OF, AND REMARKS UPON,THE VIEWS OF MANUFACTURERS.
• APPENDIX C.REPLY FROM MANUFACTURERS, RECEIVED AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE ANALYSIS WHICH FORMS APPENDIX B.
• APPENDIX D.REPORT OF THE REPRESENTATIVESOF THEROYAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHITECTSTO THELIGHTNING ROD CONFERENCE.
• APPENDIX E.PARTICULARS OF ACCIDENTS BY LIGHTNING COLLECTED IN THE YEARS 1857, 1858 AND 1859 BY MR. SYMONS, AND REPORT UPON THE SAME BY PROF. W. E. AYRTON.
• APPENDIX F.ABSTRACTS OF PRINTED DOCUMENTS.
• INSTRUCTIONSuponLIGHTNING RODSforPOWDER MAGAZINES,by a Committee consisting ofMM. Becquerel,Babinet,Duhamel,Fizeau,Edm Becquerel,Regnault,le MaréchalVaillant,andPouillet.
• A TREATISE on ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY.
• LE COUP DE FOUDRE DE L’ILE DU RHIN PRES DE STRASBOURG.Par M. F. Hugueny.4to. Paris. 1869.
• A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON LIGHTNING CONDUCTORS.By Henry W. Spang.Philadelphia. 1877.
• DIE KONSTRUKTION und ANLEGUNG DER BLITZABLEITER zum Schutze aller Arten VON GEBÄUDEN SEESCHIFFEN und TELEGRAFEN STATIONEN.Von Dr. Otto Buchner.Weimar. 1867. 8vo.
• APPENDIX G.CATALOGUE OF WORKS UPON LIGHTNING CONDUCTORS,WITH A FEW UPONLIGHTNING, THUNDER, AND THE EFFECTS OF LIGHTNING STROKES,Chiefly extracted from theRonald’s Catalogue,edited by Mr. Frost, but supplemented and brought down to 1880 by extracts from the Catalogues ofR. ANDERSON, F.C.S.; LATIMER CLARK, C.E.; and G. J. SYMONS, F.R.S.
• APPENDIX H.APPLICATION TO AND REPLIES FROM THE LOCAL HONORARY SECRETARIES OF THE SOCIETY OF TELEGRAPH ENGINEERS AND CERTAIN OTHER DISTINGUISHED FOREIGN AUTHORITIES.
• APPENDIX I.GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE.
• Chapter 20
• ACCIDENT at BOOTHAM BAR, YORK, compiled from notes and measurements taken by J. Edmund Clark.
• APPENDIX J.DATA RESPECTING THE SECTIONAL AREA OF METAL REQUISITE FOR LIGHTNING CONDUCTORS.
• APPENDIX K.NOTES respecting LIGHTNING CONDUCTORS, collected in PARIS in May, 1881, by Messrs. Preece & Symons.
• APPENDIX L.ON the LIGHTNING CONDUCTORS at the PARIS INTERNATIONAL ELECTRICAL EXHIBITION, by Messrs. Dymond and Symons.
• APPENDIX M.MISCELLANEOUS.
• INDEXTOTHE APPENDICES.
• TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES
• THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE
• Chapter 29

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