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• In 1753, Swedish scientist Georg Wilhelm Richmann was killed by lightning
in St. Petersburg while trying to duplicate Franklin’s experiments with
lightning.
• In 1789, Russia honored Franklin’s scientific contributions by electing
him to the Russian Imperial Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg.
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