II. 80 II. 82 II. 85 II. 278 Necessary Hints to those that would be Rich The Way to make Money Plenty in every Man's * Address to the Readers of Poor Richard's Almanac On Government . VI. 14 * Proposal for promoting Useful Knowledge among the British Plantations in America. 1744. * Organization of a Philosophical Society An Account of the new-invented Pennsylvania Fire VI. 28 VI. 34 Conjecture as to the Cause why Ships in crossing the Atlantic have longer Passages in sailing westward, than in sailing eastward 1747. *Plain Truth; or Serious Considerations on the pres- petrified Shells in the Appalachian Mountains; Experiments on the Culture of Grass On the Vis Inertia of Matter Vol. Page. . VI. 74 III. 1 A Conjecture as to the Cause of the Heat of the Blood in Health, and of the Cold and Hot Fits of some Fevers VI. 79 VI. 83 VI. 87 VI. 97 First Letter to Peter Collinson on the Subject of Electricity; Wonderful Effect of Points; Positive and Negative Electricity Observations on the Leyden Bottle, with Experiments 1748. Advice to a Young Tradesman Further Experiments on Electricity V. 181 V. 189 Observations and Suppositions towards forming a new Hypothesis for explaining the several Phenomena of Thunder-gusts 1749. * Proposals relating to the Education of Youth in Penn Sketch of an English School, for the Consideration of the Trustees of the Philadelphia Academy Magical Square of Squares Magical Circle 1750. Electrical Experiments; Effect of Lightning on the Opinions and Conjectures concerning the Properties and Effects of the Electrical Matter, and the Means of preserving Buildings and Ships from Additional Experiments in Electricity Vol. Page. V. 227 V. 253 V. 255 VI. 105 Reasons why Northeast Storms begin at the South Electrical Papers and Experiments Inquiries respecting the Mode of planting Hedges 1751. . VI. 111 Observations concerning the Increase of Mankind, and the peopling of Countries Unlimited Nature of Electric Force Queries and Answers on the Properties of Electricity. 1752. II. 311 V. 258 Observations on Electricity, and the Sources and Properties of Lightning Probable Causes of the different Attractions and Repulsions of two Electrified Globes Reasons for supposing that a Glass Globe charges positively and a Sulphur Globe negatively Supposition of a Region of Electric Fire above the Atmosphere; Theorem concerning Light. Remarks on Mr. Colden's Theory of Light Physical and Meteorological Observations, Conjectures, and Suppositions On the Motion of the Electrical Fluid in Metals Water-Spouts and Whirlwinds Compared Papers relating to a Plan of Union of the Colonies, adopted by Commissioners assembled at Albany Three Letters to Governor Shirley Plan for settling two Western Colonies in North Amer III. 22 III. 56 III. 69 V. 340 ica, with Reasons for the Plan . Additional Proofs of the Positive and Negative State of Electricity in the Clouds 1755. * An Act for the better Ordering and Regulating such as are willing and desirous to be united for Military Purposes in Pennsylvania *Dialogue respecting the State of Affairs in Pennsyl Experiments in Electricity, with Explanations Turkey killed by Electricity; Effects on the Operator Account of a Whirlwind in Maryland 1756. 1757. * Plan for saving One Hundred Thousand Pounds III. 78 The Way to Wealth; being a Summary of the Maxims and Proverbs in Poor Richard's Almanac + Observations on Mayz, or Indian Corn Report of the Committee of Aggrievances of the As On the Effects of Electricity in Paralytic Cases 1758. Electrical Apparatus; Description of a Battery 1759. Historical Review of the Constitution and Government of Pennsylvania On the Electricity of the Tourmalin 1760. † Precautions to be used by those who are about to undertake a Sea Voyage Vol. Page. III. 107 II. 106 The Interest of Great Britain Considered, with Regard to her Colonies and the Acquisitions of Canada and Guadaloupe On the Saltness of Sea Water On the Northeast Storms in America IV. 1 . VI. 218 Effect of Air on the Barometer, and the Benefits de rived from the Study of Insects On the Bristol Waters, and the Tide in Rivers 1761. Remarks on the Effects of Lightning Tides in Rivers Salt Water rendered Fresh by Distillation Tendency of Rivers to the Sea; Effect of the Sun's Rays on Cloths of different Colors Remarks on Judge Foster's Argument in Favor of the On Electrical Attraction and Repulsion, and various Concerning the Leyden Bottle, and Electrical Experiments on Amber + Best Method of Securing a Powder Magazine from * Method of Securing Houses from the Effects of Lightning A curious Instance of the Effect of Oil on Water . VI. 250 . VI. 253 VI. 245 On Fire |