Benjamin Franklin: His Contribution to the American TraditionBobbs-Merrill, 1953 - 320 pages |
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Page xv
... published in Lon- don in 1751. That volume was devoted entirely to Frank- lin's scientific work , chiefly his research on electricity , and supplements were issued in 1753 and 1754. By the time of the American Revolution , it had been ...
... published in Lon- don in 1751. That volume was devoted entirely to Frank- lin's scientific work , chiefly his research on electricity , and supplements were issued in 1753 and 1754. By the time of the American Revolution , it had been ...
Page xviii
... published in a form that enabled the mod- ern reader to enjoy it and to appreciate its virtues ; I have followed the example and wise counsel of America's fore- most colonial historian in presenting Benjamin Franklin so that he might ...
... published in a form that enabled the mod- ern reader to enjoy it and to appreciate its virtues ; I have followed the example and wise counsel of America's fore- most colonial historian in presenting Benjamin Franklin so that he might ...
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... published , the promoters of the design set on foot a subscription which in a short time amounted to considerable more than the sum required by the act . And on the first of the month called July , 1751 , a majority of the contributors ...
... published , the promoters of the design set on foot a subscription which in a short time amounted to considerable more than the sum required by the act . And on the first of the month called July , 1751 , a majority of the contributors ...
Contents
PAGE | 27 |
INVENTIONS AND APPLICATIONS OF SCIENCE | 189 |
THE STYLE OF BEING AMERICAN | 225 |
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