The Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary : with His LifeC. Whittingham, 1824 - 295 Seiten |
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... rise from obscurity to the first eminence and consequence in the world ; but it brings his history no lower than the year 1757 , and I understand that since he sent over the copy , which I have read , he has been able to make no ...
... rise from obscurity to the first eminence and consequence in the world ; but it brings his history no lower than the year 1757 , and I understand that since he sent over the copy , which I have read , he has been able to make no ...
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... and imperceptibly , he suggested the idea of securing houses , ships , & c . from being damaged by lightning , by -erecting pointed rods , that should rise some feet above the most elevated part , and descend some feet into 92 LIFE OF.
... and imperceptibly , he suggested the idea of securing houses , ships , & c . from being damaged by lightning , by -erecting pointed rods , that should rise some feet above the most elevated part , and descend some feet into 92 LIFE OF.
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... rise a pointed iron rod , insulated by being fixed in a cake of resin . Electrified clouds passing over this , would , he conceived , impart to it a portion of their electricity , which would be rendered evident to the senses by sparks ...
... rise a pointed iron rod , insulated by being fixed in a cake of resin . Electrified clouds passing over this , would , he conceived , impart to it a portion of their electricity , which would be rendered evident to the senses by sparks ...
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... rise to the open stoves now in general use , which , however , differ from it in construction , particularly in not having an airbox at the back , through which a constant supply of air , warmed in its passage , is thrown into the room ...
... rise to the open stoves now in general use , which , however , differ from it in construction , particularly in not having an airbox at the back , through which a constant supply of air , warmed in its passage , is thrown into the room ...
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... rise to that correspondence which terminated , about a year afterwards , in erecting the college upon the foundation of the academy , and establishing that gentleman at the head of both , where he still continues , after a period of ...
... rise to that correspondence which terminated , about a year afterwards , in erecting the college upon the foundation of the academy , and establishing that gentleman at the head of both , where he still continues , after a period of ...
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