Prokop Diviš O.Praem. was a Czech canon regular, theologian, and natural scientist. In an effort to prevent thunderstorms, he inadvertently developed one of the earliest grounded lightning rods.
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Plaque of Prokop Diviš by Jan Tomáš Fischer (1912-1957) at the former Jesuit gymnasium on Jezuitské Square in Znojmo.
The "machina meteorologica" invented by Prokop Diviš worked like a lightning rod.
Bust of Prokop Diviš by Jan Tomáš Fischer in front of the former Jesuit gymnasium on Divišovo Square in Znojmo.
Family home of Prokop Diviš, "machina meteorologica" on the right.
Plaque on Prokop Diviš' family home.
Prokop Diviš Theatre in Žamberk with "machina meteorologica" on the top.Actors born in the 1690s 6
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deceased
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Lived 1698 to 1765 · aged 67
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