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 106
... phial , first observed by Mr. Cuneus , or by professor Muschenbroeck , of Leyden , which had much per- plexed philosophers . He shewed clearly , that when charged , the bottle contained no more electricity than before , but that as much ...
... phial , first observed by Mr. Cuneus , or by professor Muschenbroeck , of Leyden , which had much per- plexed philosophers . He shewed clearly , that when charged , the bottle contained no more electricity than before , but that as much ...
Page 109
... phial was charged , a shock given , and all the experiments made which are usually performed with electricity . About a month before this period , some ingenious Frenchman had completed the discovery in the manner originally proposed by ...
... phial was charged , a shock given , and all the experiments made which are usually performed with electricity . About a month before this period , some ingenious Frenchman had completed the discovery in the manner originally proposed by ...
Page 176
... phial with , than water , being easily warmed , and keeping warm and dry in damp air .--- We fire spirits with the wire of the phial .--- We light candles , just blown out , by draw- ing a spark among the smoke between the wire and ...
... phial with , than water , being easily warmed , and keeping warm and dry in damp air .--- We fire spirits with the wire of the phial .--- We light candles , just blown out , by draw- ing a spark among the smoke between the wire and ...
Page 177
... phial in hand ; let the other take hold of the wire ; there will be a small spark ; but when their lips approach ... phial and wire , four or five inches from the spider : then we animate him , by setting the electrified phial at the ...
... phial in hand ; let the other take hold of the wire ; there will be a small spark ; but when their lips approach ... phial and wire , four or five inches from the spider : then we animate him , by setting the electrified phial at the ...
Page 178
... phial , & c . suffi- ciently † . I am , & c . B. FRANKLIN , * Our tubes are made here of green glass , 27 or 30 inches long , as big as can be grasped . → This simple easily - made machine was a contrivance of Mr. Syng's . ΤΟ TO PETER ...
... phial , & c . suffi- ciently † . I am , & c . B. FRANKLIN , * Our tubes are made here of green glass , 27 or 30 inches long , as big as can be grasped . → This simple easily - made machine was a contrivance of Mr. Syng's . ΤΟ TO PETER ...
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