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 33
... round , I found myself again on Market - street wharf , near the boat in which I arrived . I stepped in- to it to take a draught of the river water ; and finding myself satisfied with my first roll , I gave the other two to a woman and ...
... round , I found myself again on Market - street wharf , near the boat in which I arrived . I stepped in- to it to take a draught of the river water ; and finding myself satisfied with my first roll , I gave the other two to a woman and ...
Page 173
... 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 apt to fail ...
... 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 apt to fail ...
Page 177
... round upon the covers , and then apply a knuckle to the gilding ; the fire appears every where upon the gold like a flash of lightning : By taking a spark from the wire , the electricity within the bottle is diminished ; the outside of ...
... round upon the covers , and then apply a knuckle to the gilding ; the fire appears every where upon the gold like a flash of lightning : By taking a spark from the wire , the electricity within the bottle is diminished ; the outside of ...
Page 179
... 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 or plus ...
... 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 or plus ...
Page 187
... round the cover appear in fire at once , let the bottle and wire touch the gold in the diagonally opposite cor- ners . I am , & c . B. FRANKLIN . TO PETER COLLINSON , ESQ . F.R.S. LONDON . Farther Experiments confirming the preceding ...
... round the cover appear in fire at once , let the bottle and wire touch the gold in the diagonally opposite cor- ners . I am , & c . B. FRANKLIN . TO PETER COLLINSON , ESQ . F.R.S. LONDON . Farther Experiments confirming the preceding ...
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