On this day, 4 February 1882. Brisbane had been drought-stricken for months. A gentleman named Professor Pepper had a scientific idea – “tapping” the clouds that had hung low over the town, but which had failed to produce a drop of rain. The idea involved an iron-framed kite, cannons and rockets. A donkey was present.Continue reading “Tapping the Clouds, or Professor Pepper’s Very Bad Day.”
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