The Complete Works in Philosophy, Politics, and Morals, of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Now First Collected and Arranged: With Memories of His Early Life, Volume 1 |
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Page 137
... atmosphere which surrounds it may be heated to a much greater degree . This he at- tributed to the increased perspiration , and consequent evaporation , produced by the heat . f In a letter to Mr. Small , of London , dated in May , 1760 ...
... atmosphere which surrounds it may be heated to a much greater degree . This he at- tributed to the increased perspiration , and consequent evaporation , produced by the heat . f In a letter to Mr. Small , of London , dated in May , 1760 ...
Page 173
... atmospheres round them , mak- ing them look beautifully , somewhat like some of the figures in Burnet's or Whiston's Theory of the Earth . N. B. This experiment should be made in a closet , where the air is very still , or it will be ...
... atmospheres round them , mak- ing them look beautifully , somewhat like some of the figures in Burnet's or Whiston's Theory of the Earth . N. B. This experiment should be made in a closet , where the air is very still , or it will be ...
Page 179
... atmosphere round it of considerable extent ; but the electrical fire is crowded into the substance of the for- mer , the glass confining it * . 2. At the same time that the wire and the top of the bottle , & c . is electrised positively ...
... atmosphere round it of considerable extent ; but the electrical fire is crowded into the substance of the for- mer , the glass confining it * . 2. At the same time that the wire and the top of the bottle , & c . is electrised positively ...
Page 182
... atmosphere , as well as the wire , an electrified cork would be repelled from one as well as from the other . EXPERIMENT II . FIG . 1. From a bent wire ( a ) sticking in the table , let a small linen thread ( b ) hang down within half ...
... atmosphere , as well as the wire , an electrified cork would be repelled from one as well as from the other . EXPERIMENT II . FIG . 1. From a bent wire ( a ) sticking in the table , let a small linen thread ( b ) hang down within half ...
Page 182
... atmosphere , as well as the wire , an electrified cork would be repelled from one as well as from the other . EXPERIMENT II . FIG . 1. From a bent wire ( a ) sticking in the table , let a small linen thread ( b ) hang down within half ...
... atmosphere , as well as the wire , an electrified cork would be repelled from one as well as from the other . EXPERIMENT II . FIG . 1. From a bent wire ( a ) sticking in the table , let a small linen thread ( b ) hang down within half ...
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