Benjamin Franklin: His Contribution to the American TraditionBobbs-Merrill, 1953 - 320 pages |
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Page 202
... body charged with this fluid will discharge itself suddenly , striking through the air into another body that is not charged , or not so highly charged , is different according to the quantity of the fluid , the dimensions and form of ...
... body charged with this fluid will discharge itself suddenly , striking through the air into another body that is not charged , or not so highly charged , is different according to the quantity of the fluid , the dimensions and form of ...
Page 222
... body of man , is known from the beneficial use of chalybeat or iron - mine waters ; from the good done by taking steel filings in several dis- orders ; and that even the smithy water , in which hot irons are quenched , is found ...
... body of man , is known from the beneficial use of chalybeat or iron - mine waters ; from the good done by taking steel filings in several dis- orders ; and that even the smithy water , in which hot irons are quenched , is found ...
Page 236
... body , some useful instruction con- tained in it ? She was going to a brook to drink , and in her way was to pass thro ' a hedge , a twig of which op- posed her direct course ; one head chose to go on the right side of the twig , the ...
... body , some useful instruction con- tained in it ? She was going to a brook to drink , and in her way was to pass thro ' a hedge , a twig of which op- posed her direct course ; one head chose to go on the right side of the twig , the ...
Contents
PAGE | 27 |
IN THE SERVICE OF THE COMMUNITY | 164 |
INVENTIONS AND APPLICATIONS OF SCIENCE | 189 |
Copyright | |
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