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 6Childs & Peterson, 1840 |
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... covered with green moss . They were after- wards scraped , to clear them of the moss which retain- ed moisture , and then covered with lime . This room became so dry , that though locked up for three months , during which I was confined ...
... covered with green moss . They were after- wards scraped , to clear them of the moss which retain- ed moisture , and then covered with lime . This room became so dry , that though locked up for three months , during which I was confined ...
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... covering must last for ages ; and , when the house decays , the plates will still have intrinsic worth . In Russia , I am informed , many houses are covered with plates of iron tinned , such as our tin pots and other vases are made of ...
... covering must last for ages ; and , when the house decays , the plates will still have intrinsic worth . In Russia , I am informed , many houses are covered with plates of iron tinned , such as our tin pots and other vases are made of ...
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... covered with lead . The sheets of the copper for this covering are two feet by four , and for covering the slopes of the roof are cast so thin , as to weigh eight or nine pounds , and for covering the flats or gutters , ten or eleven ...
... covered with lead . The sheets of the copper for this covering are two feet by four , and for covering the slopes of the roof are cast so thin , as to weigh eight or nine pounds , and for covering the flats or gutters , ten or eleven ...
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Causes of Earthquakes 15 December 1737 | 14 |
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