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 215
... melt off the end of a nail , which is half driven into a door , the heat given the whole nail , before a part would melt , must burn the board it sticks in ; and the melted part would burn the floor it dropped on . But if a sword can be ...
... melt off the end of a nail , which is half driven into a door , the heat given the whole nail , before a part would melt , must burn the board it sticks in ; and the melted part would burn the floor it dropped on . But if a sword can be ...
Page 229
... melted gold , silver , and copper , in small quantities , by the electri- cal flash . The manner is this : Take leaf - gold , leaf- silver , or leaf - gilt copper , commonly called leaf - brass , or Dutch gold ; cut off from the leaf ...
... melted gold , silver , and copper , in small quantities , by the electri- cal flash . The manner is this : Take leaf - gold , leaf- silver , or leaf - gilt copper , commonly called leaf - brass , or Dutch gold ; cut off from the leaf ...
Page 230
... melted , but even vitri- fied , or otherwise so driven into the pores of the glass , as to be protected by it from the action of the strong- est aqua fortis , or aqua regia . I send you enclosed two little pieces of glass with these ...
... melted , but even vitri- fied , or otherwise so driven into the pores of the glass , as to be protected by it from the action of the strong- est aqua fortis , or aqua regia . I send you enclosed two little pieces of glass with these ...
Page 231
... melting , I ne- ver could perceive the least warmth in them . 25. In one of my former papers , I mentioned , that gilding on a book , though at first it communicated the shock perfectly well , yet failed after a few experi- ments ...
... melting , I ne- ver could perceive the least warmth in them . 25. In one of my former papers , I mentioned , that gilding on a book , though at first it communicated the shock perfectly well , yet failed after a few experi- ments ...
Page 249
... melt the needles . I send you some that have had their heads and points melted off by our mimic lightning ; and a pin that had its point melted off , and some part of its head and neck run . Sometimes the surface on the body of the ...
... melt the needles . I send you some that have had their heads and points melted off by our mimic lightning ; and a pin that had its point melted off , and some part of its head and neck run . Sometimes the surface on the body of the ...
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