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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... . 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 Bristol waters , and the tide in rivers.
... . 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 Bristol waters , and the tide in rivers.
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... Effect of the sun's rays on cloth of different colours On the vis inertia of matter On the different strata of the earth On the theory of the earth New and curious theory of light and heat Pagi . 95 102 · 103 · 105 110 116 · 117 · 122 ...
... Effect of the sun's rays on cloth of different colours On the vis inertia of matter On the different strata of the earth On the theory of the earth New and curious theory of light and heat Pagi . 95 102 · 103 · 105 110 116 · 117 · 122 ...
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... effects of lead upon the human constitution Observations on the prevailing doctrines of life and death An account of ... effect which manners have on population Plan by Messieurs Franklin and Dalrymple , for benefiting distant unprovided ...
... effects of lead upon the human constitution Observations on the prevailing doctrines of life and death An account of ... effect which manners have on population Plan by Messieurs Franklin and Dalrymple , for benefiting distant unprovided ...
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... effects of these dangerous creatures of nature , that sailors have an uni- versal dread on them of breaking in their decks , should they come across them . VOL . II I imagine I imagine spouts , in cold seasons , as Gordon's WATER SPOUTS ...
... effects of these dangerous creatures of nature , that sailors have an uni- versal dread on them of breaking in their decks , should they come across them . VOL . II I imagine I imagine spouts , in cold seasons , as Gordon's WATER SPOUTS ...
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... effects described , to have been a real whirlwind . Water - spouts have , also , a progres- sive motion ; this is sometimes greater , and sometimes less ; in some violent , in others barely perceivable . The whirlwind at Warrington ...
... effects described , to have been a real whirlwind . Water - spouts have , also , a progres- sive motion ; this is sometimes greater , and sometimes less ; in some violent , in others barely perceivable . The whirlwind at Warrington ...
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