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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... whirlwind . You agree , that the wind blows every way towards a whirlwind , from a large space round . An intelligent whaleman , of Nantucket , informed me , that three of their vessels , which were out in search of whales , hap- pening ...
... whirlwind . You agree , that the wind blows every way towards a whirlwind , from a large space round . An intelligent whaleman , of Nantucket , informed me , that three of their vessels , which were out in search of whales , hap- pening ...
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... whirlwind , ) and the very rafters of the houses were broken and dispersed , and even hurled against houses : at a considerable distance , & c . It seems , by an expression of Père Boscovich's , as if the wind blew from all sides ...
... whirlwind , ) and the very rafters of the houses were broken and dispersed , and even hurled against houses : at a considerable distance , & c . It seems , by an expression of Père Boscovich's , as if the wind blew from all sides ...
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... Whirlwind in Maryland . DEAR SIR , Philadelphia , 25 August , 1755 . As you have my former papers on whirlwinds , & c . , I now send you an account of one which I had lately an opportunity of seeing and examining myself . Being in ...
... Whirlwind in Maryland . DEAR SIR , Philadelphia , 25 August , 1755 . As you have my former papers on whirlwinds , & c . , I now send you an account of one which I had lately an opportunity of seeing and examining myself . Being in ...
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Causes of Earthquakes 15 December 1737 | 14 |
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