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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Page 119
... iron contained in the surface of the globe has made it capable of becoming , as it is , a great magnet ; that the ... iron the fluid of magnetism is naturally diffused equally ; when within the influence of the magnet it is drawn to one ...
... iron contained in the surface of the globe has made it capable of becoming , as it is , a great magnet ; that the ... iron the fluid of magnetism is naturally diffused equally ; when within the influence of the magnet it is drawn to one ...
Page 126
... iron ore immediately existed when this globe was first formed ; or may it not rather be sup- posed a gradual production of time ? If the earth is at present magnetical , in virtue of the masses of iron ore contained in it , might not ...
... iron ore immediately existed when this globe was first formed ; or may it not rather be sup- posed a gradual production of time ? If the earth is at present magnetical , in virtue of the masses of iron ore contained in it , might not ...
Page 137
... iron , which together equalled one of the magnets , were inclosed in a little box of ma- hogany wood , the grain of which ran with , and not across , the length of the box : and the box was closed by a little shutter of the same wood ...
... iron , which together equalled one of the magnets , were inclosed in a little box of ma- hogany wood , the grain of which ran with , and not across , the length of the box : and the box was closed by a little shutter of the same wood ...
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... the umbrella , they are joined to the stem by iron hinges , and the canvas is double . He has taken it with him to China . February , 1785 . be be in London a Nantucket sea - captain of my MARITIME OBSERVATIONS . 185.
... the umbrella , they are joined to the stem by iron hinges , and the canvas is double . He has taken it with him to China . February , 1785 . be be in London a Nantucket sea - captain of my MARITIME OBSERVATIONS . 185.
Page 195
... iron shot put with them into the pot , will by the motion of the ship grind them as fine as mustard . The accidents I have seen at sea with large dishes of soup upon a table , from the motion of the ship , have made me wish , that our ...
... iron shot put with them into the pot , will by the motion of the ship grind them as fine as mustard . The accidents I have seen at sea with large dishes of soup upon a table , from the motion of the ship , have made me wish , that our ...
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