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Experiments and observations on electricity made at Philadelphia in America / by Benjamin Franklin ; to which are added, letters and papers on philosophical subjects ; the whole corrected, methodized, improved, and now first collected into one volume.
- 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.
- Lightning--Early works to 1800.
- Lightning.
- Meteorology--Early works to 1800.
- Meteorology.
- Tornadoes--Early works to 1800.
- Tornadoes.
- Population--Early works to 1800.
- Population.
- Fireplaces--Early works to 1800.
- Fireplaces.
- Magic squares--Early works to 1800.
- Magic squares.
- Nollet, abbé (Jean Antoine), 1700-1770. Lettres sur l'électricité.
- Nollet.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (496 [i.e. 508] p., [7] leaves of plates (2 fold.) ) ill., music ;
- Edition:
- [4th ed.]
- Other Title:
- New experiments and observations on electricity.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for D. Henry, 1769.
- Contents:
- Electrical experiments with an attempt to account for their several phaenomena. Together with some observations on thunder-clouds / John Canton
- Electrical and other philosophical papers and letters.
- Notes:
- Second and third editions published under title: New experiments and observations on electricity.
- "Advertisement concerning this fourth edition": p. [vi].
- Paging irregular: nos. 111-112, 416-417 and 465-472 repeated.
- Contents principally communicated to Peter Collinson, F.R.S., London, in a series of letters.
- Includes remarks by E. Kinnersley, G. Mazeas, W. Watson, D. Colden (on Abbé Nollet's Letters on electricity), J. Canton, W. Maine, and J. Winthrop, among others identified only by initials.
- Includes index.
- Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.
- Sabin no. 25506.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Cited in:
- RLIN, CTRG04-B50
- Contains:
- Observations concerning the increase of mankind.
- Account of the new invented Pennsylvanian fire-places.
- OCLC:
- 85800856
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