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New experiments and observations on electricity : made at Philadelphia in America / by Benjamin Franklin ; and communicated in several letters to Peter Collinson of London.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
- Series:
- Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926.
- Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Electricity--Early works to 1850.
- Electricity.
- Nollet, abbé (Jean Antoine), 1700-1770. Lettres sur l'électricité.
- Nollet.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (3 pts. in 1 v. (ii, 154 p., [1] leaf of plates) ) ill. ;
- Edition:
- 3rd ed.
- Other Title:
- New experiments and observations on electricity
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed and sold by D. Henry and R. Cave, 1754-1762.
- Notes:
- Paged continuously.
- Pt. II: Printed by R. Cave, 1762.
- Pt. III: 1st ed., published 1754.
- Pt. II t.p.: New experiments ... communicated to P. Collinson and read at the Royal Society, June 27, and July 4, 1754. To which are added a paper on the same subject by J. Canton and read at the Royal Society Dec. 6, 1753; and another in defence of Mr. Franklin against the Abbe Nollet, by Mr. D. Colden, of New York.
- "Remarks on the Abb[]́e Nollet's Letters on electricity to Benj. Franklin, Esq.; of Philadelphia, by David Colden of New York": p. [130]-142.
- "Electrical experiments, with an attempt to account for their several phenomena; together with some observations on thunder-clouds, in further confirmation of Mr. Franklin's observations on the positive and negative electrical state of the clouds, by John Canton": p. [143]-154.
- Sabin no. 25559.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Cited in:
- RLIN, CTRG04-B199
- OCLC:
- 83418866
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