Image:Lightning striking the Eiffel Tower - NOAA.jpg
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- Description: Lightning striking the Eiffel Tower, June 3, 1902, at 9:20 P.M. This is one of the earliest photographs of lightning in an urban setting In:"Thunder and Lightning", Camille Flammarion, translated by Walter Mostyn Published in 1906
- Caption: THE EIFFEL TOWER AS A COLOSSAL LIGHTNING CONDUCTOR. Photograph taken June 3, 1902, at 9.20 p.m., by M. G. Loppé. Published in the Bulletin de la Société Astronomique de France (May, 1905).
- Source: http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/historic/nws/wea00602.htm
- Image ID: wea00602, Historic NWS Collection
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English: Lightning striking the Eiffel Tower Deutsch: Ein Blitz schlägt in den Eiffelturm ein. Frühe Aufnahme dieses Naturphänomens aus dem Jahr 1902 Français : Éclair frappant la Tour Eiffel. Español: Rayo cayendo sobre la Torre Eiffel. العربية: البرق يضرب برج أيفل Česky: Úder blesku do Eiffelovy věže. Dansk: Et lyn rammer Eiffeltårnet (1902) Deutsch: Ein Blitz schlägt in den Eiffelturm ein. Frühe Aufnahme dieses Naturphänomens aus dem Jahr 1902 English: Lightning striking the Eiffel Tower Español: Rayo cayendo sobre la Torre Eiffel. Eesti: Välk tabab Eiffeli torni. Français : Éclair frappant la Tour Eiffel. Galego: Lóstrego sobre a Torre Eiffel Magyar : Az Eiffel-toronyba csapó villámok Italiano: Un fulmine colpisce la torre Eiffel 한국어: 에펠 탑에 떨어지는 번개 Norsk (bokmål): Lyn slår ned i Eiffeltårnet. Nederlands: Bliksem slaat in op de Eiffeltoren Norsk (nynorsk): Lyn slår ned i Eiffeltårnet. Polski: Błyskawice nad wieżą Eiffla Português: Raio sobre a Torre Eiffel Русский: Молния ударяет в Эйфелеву башню, фотография 1902 г. Slovenčina: Blesk zasahujúci Eiffelovu vežu Svenska: Blixtnedslag i Eiffeltornet i Paris. |
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