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 12
... attracted our attention to what was just , prudent , and beneficial in the conduct of life . He never talked of the meats which appeared upon the table , never discussed whether they were well or ill dressed , of a good or bad flavour ...
... attracted our attention to what was just , prudent , and beneficial in the conduct of life . He never talked of the meats which appeared upon the table , never discussed whether they were well or ill dressed , of a good or bad flavour ...
Page 104
... attracting light bodies . Boyle , Otto Guericke , a burgomaster of Mag- deburg , celebrated as the inventor of the air - pump , Dr. Wall , and Sir Isaac Newton added some facts . Guericke first observed the repulsive power of electri ...
... attracting light bodies . Boyle , Otto Guericke , a burgomaster of Mag- deburg , celebrated as the inventor of the air - pump , Dr. Wall , and Sir Isaac Newton added some facts . Guericke first observed the repulsive power of electri ...
Page 173
... attracted by both shot and cork - ball , forming proportionable 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 ...
... attracted by both shot and cork - ball , forming proportionable 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 ...
Page 182
... attracted , and then repelled : when in this state of repellency , sink your hand , that the ball may be brought towards the bottom of the bottle ; it will be there instantly and strongly attracted , till it has parted with its fire ...
... attracted , and then repelled : when in this state of repellency , sink your hand , that the ball may be brought towards the bottom of the bottle ; it will be there instantly and strongly attracted , till it has parted with its fire ...
Page 182
... attracted , and then repelled : when in this state of repellency , sink your hand , that the ball may be brought towards the bottom of the bottle ; it will be there instantly and strongly attracted , till it has parted with its fire ...
... attracted , and then repelled : when in this state of repellency , sink your hand , that the ball may be brought towards the bottom of the bottle ; it will be there instantly and strongly attracted , till it has parted with its fire ...
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