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 107
... shock might still be received . In the year 1749 , he first sug- gested his idea of explaining the phenomena of thun- der - gusts , and of the aurora borealis , upon electrical principles . He points out many particulars in which ...
... shock might still be received . In the year 1749 , he first sug- gested his idea of explaining the phenomena of thun- der - gusts , and of the aurora borealis , upon electrical principles . He points out many particulars in which ...
Page 109
... 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 Dr. Franklin . The ...
... 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 Dr. Franklin . The ...
Page 177
... shock'd . The same if another gentleman and lady , C and D , standing also on wax , and joining hands with A and B , salute or shake hands . We sus- pend by fine silk thread a counterfeit spider , made of a small piece of burnt cork ...
... shock'd . The same if another gentleman and lady , C and D , standing also on wax , and joining hands with A and B , salute or shake hands . We sus- pend by fine silk thread a counterfeit spider , made of a small piece of burnt cork ...
Page 181
... shock to the nerves ( or convulsion rather ) is occasioned by the sudden passing of the fire through the body in its way from the top to the bottom of the * See the preceding note , relating to top and bottom . bottle . bottle . The ...
... shock to the nerves ( or convulsion rather ) is occasioned by the sudden passing of the fire through the body in its way from the top to the bottom of the * See the preceding note , relating to top and bottom . bottle . bottle . The ...
Page 182
... shocked , a communication with the floor is necessary : for he that holds the bottle with one hand , and touches the wire with the other , will be shocked as much , though his shoes be dry , or even standing on wax , as other- wise ...
... shocked , a communication with the floor is necessary : for he that holds the bottle with one hand , and touches the wire with the other , will be shocked as much , though his shoes be dry , or even standing on wax , as other- wise ...
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