Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin, Band 1Harper & brothers, 1839 |
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... spouts and Whirlwinds compared 240 To Alexander Small . - On the Northeast Storms in North America • 254 256 To Dr. Lining . - On Cold produced by Evaporation To Peter Franklin . - On the Saltness of Seawater To Miss Stephenson . - Salt ...
... spouts and Whirlwinds compared 240 To Alexander Small . - On the Northeast Storms in North America • 254 256 To Dr. Lining . - On Cold produced by Evaporation To Peter Franklin . - On the Saltness of Seawater To Miss Stephenson . - Salt ...
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... spout ; and if it were in the clouds , the ef- fect would be thunder and lightning . An earthquake is defined to be a vehement shake or agitation of some considerable place , or part of the earth , from natural causes , attended with a ...
... spout ; and if it were in the clouds , the ef- fect would be thunder and lightning . An earthquake is defined to be a vehement shake or agitation of some considerable place , or part of the earth , from natural causes , attended with a ...
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... but , not being good ones , that is , not conveying the fluid freely , they are often damaged . Buildings that have their roofs covered with lead or other metal , the spouts of metal continued from 228 WRITINGS OF FRANKLIN .
... but , not being good ones , that is , not conveying the fluid freely , they are often damaged . Buildings that have their roofs covered with lead or other metal , the spouts of metal continued from 228 WRITINGS OF FRANKLIN .
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Benjamin Franklin. or other metal , the spouts of metal continued from the roof into the ground to carry off the water , are never hurt by lightning , as , whenever it falls on such a building , it passes in the metals and not in the ...
Benjamin Franklin. or other metal , the spouts of metal continued from the roof into the ground to carry off the water , are never hurt by lightning , as , whenever it falls on such a building , it passes in the metals and not in the ...
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... spouts at sea . A body of water so raised may be suddenly let fall , when the motion , & c . , has not strength to support it , or the whirling arch is broken so as to admit the air falling in the sea , it is harmless unless ships ...
... spouts at sea . A body of water so raised may be suddenly let fall , when the motion , & c . , has not strength to support it , or the whirling arch is broken so as to admit the air falling in the sea , it is harmless unless ships ...
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acquainted affairs America appear become body called Catania cause centrifugal force clouds cold conductors continue David Hartley dear friend degree descending earth earthquakes endeavour England equal esteem farther favour fire fluid force Francis Hopkinson FRANKLIN give Glaucon globe gout hand happiness heat Hence honour hope imagine industry kind letter king king's counsel labour land late leave less light live Lord Kames Marquis de Lafayette matter ment mind motion nation nature necessary never New-York obliged observed occasion opinion paper Parliament particles pass Passy perhaps person Philadelphia Philosophical pleasure Poor Richard says present punishment pyrites quantity reason received rising river salt seawater Socrates soon spiracles spout Star Chamber suppose surface things thought tion vapour virtue warm whirl whirlwind wind wish write