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 30
Seite 222
... metal it passes through , the metal is fused . 54. If you would , by a violent fire , melt off the end of a nail , which is half driven into a door , the heat given the whole nail , before a part would melt , must burn the board it ...
... metal it passes through , the metal is fused . 54. If you would , by a violent fire , melt off the end of a nail , which is half driven into a door , the heat given the whole nail , before a part would melt , must burn the board it ...
Seite 400
... metal , being confined in those narrow passages , melted part of the metal , as appeared on examining the inside of each hook . Where metal is melted by lightning , some part of it is generally exploded ; and these ex- plosions in the ...
... metal , being confined in those narrow passages , melted part of the metal , as appeared on examining the inside of each hook . Where metal is melted by lightning , some part of it is generally exploded ; and these ex- plosions in the ...
Seite 416
... metal , and 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 build- ing , it passes in the metals and not in the walls . When other buildings ...
... metal , and 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 build- ing , it passes in the metals and not in the walls . When other buildings ...
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