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Divis was one of the most eminent Czech scholars of the mideighteenth century. He contributed to the history of science mainly by his studies of atmospheric electricity and by his con­struction of a lightning conductor.

ln 1736 he was appointed parson in the small village of Primetice, near Znojmo, where he remained, except for a brief interval, until his death.

Divis main interest was electricity.

With 1748 he performed various electrical experiments.

On 15 June 1754, Divis erected his lightning conductor in tne rectory garden of Primetice.

The basic idea of Divis conductor was a consistent applica­tion or the point-effect analogy, what metal points posses the property of allowing electricity to flow away from a charged object.

He doubtless was a highly skilled experimenter, but the results he obtained were never beyond the level of the period.