Benjamin Franklin: His Contribution to the American TraditionBobbs-Merrill, 1953 - 320 pages |
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... equal to all obstacles . He was the original " booster . " Soon after he had opened his new printing house in Philadelphia , an old gentleman came a - calling and predicted failure for the enterprise and prophesied that the city as a ...
... equal to all obstacles . He was the original " booster . " Soon after he had opened his new printing house in Philadelphia , an old gentleman came a - calling and predicted failure for the enterprise and prophesied that the city as a ...
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... equal parts . PHILADELPHIA : Printed and Sold by B. Franklin . 1744 In these Northern Colonies the inhabitants keep fires to sit by , generally seven months in the year ; that is , from the beginning of October to the end of April ; and ...
... equal parts . PHILADELPHIA : Printed and Sold by B. Franklin . 1744 In these Northern Colonies the inhabitants keep fires to sit by , generally seven months in the year ; that is , from the beginning of October to the end of April ; and ...
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... equal temper , too , and warmth , of the air of the room , is thought to be particularly advan- tageous in some distempers . For ' twas observed in the winters of 1730 and 1736 , when the small - pox spread in Pennsylvania , that very ...
... equal temper , too , and warmth , of the air of the room , is thought to be particularly advan- tageous in some distempers . For ' twas observed in the winters of 1730 and 1736 , when the small - pox spread in Pennsylvania , that very ...
Contents
PAGE | 27 |
IN THE SERVICE OF THE COMMUNITY | 164 |
INVENTIONS AND APPLICATIONS OF SCIENCE | 189 |
Copyright | |
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