page_title: Prokop Diviš
hierarchical_section_title: Prokop Diviš
caption_attribution_description: Čeština: meteorologický stroj Prokopa Diviše. English: machina meteorologica worked like lightning rod invented by Prokop Diviš.
context_page_description: Dom Prokop Diviš, O.Praem. was a Czech canon regular, theologian and natural scientist. In an attempt to prevent thunderstorms from occurring, he inadvertently constructed one of the first grounded lightning rods.
context_section_description: Dom Prokop Diviš, O.Praem. ([ˈprokop ˈɟɪvɪʃ]) (26 March 1698 – 21 December 1765) was a Czech canon regular, theologian and natural scientist. In an attempt to prevent thunderstorms from occurring, he inadvertently constructed one of the first grounded lightning rods.
caption: The "machina meteorologica" invented by Prokop Diviš worked like a lightning rod.
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