The Complete Works, in Philosophy, Politics, and Morals, of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Now First Collected and Arranged: with Memoirs of His Early Life, Written by Himself ; in Three Volumes, Volume 2J. Johnson, and Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1806 - 468 pages |
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... cold produced by evaporation 75 On the same subject . 83 Concerning the light in sea - water 88 On the saltness of sea - water 91 On the effect of air on the barometer , and the benefits derived from the study of insects - 92 3 * On the ...
... cold produced by evaporation 75 On the same subject . 83 Concerning the light in sea - water 88 On the saltness of sea - water 91 On the effect of air on the barometer , and the benefits derived from the study of insects - 92 3 * On the ...
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... colds Dr. Stark , and Dr. Letsom Page . 213 214 · 215 - ibid 217 219 222 225 256 Number of deaths in Philadelphia by inoculation Answer to the preceding On the effects of lead upon the human constitution Observations on the prevailing ...
... colds Dr. Stark , and Dr. Letsom Page . 213 214 · 215 - ibid 217 219 222 225 256 Number of deaths in Philadelphia by inoculation Answer to the preceding On the effects of lead upon the human constitution Observations on the prevailing ...
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... cold air ; for its particles being by heat repelled to a greater distance from each other , thereby more easily keep the particles of water that are annexed to them from running into cohesions that would obstruct , refract , or reflect ...
... cold air ; for its particles being by heat repelled to a greater distance from each other , thereby more easily keep the particles of water that are annexed to them from running into cohesions that would obstruct , refract , or reflect ...
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... cold oils evaporate but slowly , the air having generally a quantity of dissolved water . Oil being heated extremely , the air that approaches its surface will be also heated extremely ; the water then quitting it , it will attract and ...
... cold oils evaporate but slowly , the air having generally a quantity of dissolved water . Oil being heated extremely , the air that approaches its surface will be also heated extremely ; the water then quitting it , it will attract and ...
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... cold condenses and renders visible the vapour ; a tankard or decanter filled with cold water will con- dense the moisture of warm clear air on its outside , B 3 where where it becomes visible as dew , coalesces into drops METEOROLOGICAL ...
... cold condenses and renders visible the vapour ; a tankard or decanter filled with cold water will con- dense the moisture of warm clear air on its outside , B 3 where where it becomes visible as dew , coalesces into drops METEOROLOGICAL ...
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