The Works of Benjamin Franklin: Containing Several Political and Historical Tracts Not Included in Any Former Edition, and Many Letters, Official and Private, Not Hitherto Published ; with Notes and a Life of the Author, Band 5Whittemore, Niles, and Hall, 1840 |
Im Buch
Ergebnisse 1-3 von 69
Seite 222
... lightning , though perhaps not from heat in the lightning , nor altogether from agitated fire in the metals . For , as whatever body can insinuate itself between the particles of metal , and overcome the attraction by which they cohere ...
... lightning , though perhaps not from heat in the lightning , nor altogether from agitated fire in the metals . For , as whatever body can insinuate itself between the particles of metal , and overcome the attraction by which they cohere ...
Seite 400
... lightning passed in the rod . And this instance agrees with others in showing , that the second and principal intention of the rods is obtainable , viz . that of conducting the lightning . In all the instances yet known of the lightning's ...
... lightning passed in the rod . And this instance agrees with others in showing , that the second and principal intention of the rods is obtainable , viz . that of conducting the lightning . In all the instances yet known of the lightning's ...
Seite 414
... lightning was the same with the electric matter . Experiments afterwards made on lightning obtained from the clouds by pointed rods , received into bottles , and subjected to every trial , have since proved this suspicion to be ...
... lightning was the same with the electric matter . Experiments afterwards made on lightning obtained from the clouds by pointed rods , received into bottles , and subjected to every trial , have since proved this suspicion to be ...
Inhalt
An Account of Negotiations in London for effecting | 1 |
Vindication and Offer from Congress to Parliament | 83 |
Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union proposed | 91 |
39 weitere Abschnitte werden nicht angezeigt.
Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Abbé Abbé Nollet America appear attracted BENJAMIN FRANKLIN body bottle Britain charged clouds coating Collinson colonies common matter conduct Congress contained cork ball cushion discharged draw earth effect elec electric fluid electric matter electrical atmosphere electrical experiments electrical fire electrified equal finger floor force Franklin give glass globe gold greater hand heat honor hook igne ignis iron j'ai JAMES BOWDOIN jars Kinnersley letter Leyden lightning Lord Lord Chatham Lord Hyde Lordship magnetic melted ment metal motion natural quantity needle negative non-electric observed opinion paper Parliament passing person PETER COLLINSON Philadelphia piece plate pointed rod positively power of points present prime conductor quantity of electricity received repelled repulsion round Royal Society rubbed shock side silk spark standing on wax stroke sulphur suppose surface suspended thick thread tion touch the wire tricity tube vapors whole