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He en . gaged in a course of electrical experiments , with all the ardour and thirst
for discovery wnich characterof experimental philosophy , electricity had been
least explored . The attractive power of amber is incritioned by Theophrastus and
...
He en . gaged in a course of electrical experiments , with all the ardour and thirst
for discovery wnich characterof experimental philosophy , electricity had been
least explored . The attractive power of amber is incritioned by Theophrastus and
...
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and 1742 , Desauguliers made a number of experiments , but added little of
importance . He first used the terms conductors and electrics per se . In 1742 ,
several ingenious Germans engaged in this subject ; of these the principal were ...
and 1742 , Desauguliers made a number of experiments , but added little of
importance . He first used the terms conductors and electrics per se . In 1742 ,
several ingenious Germans engaged in this subject ; of these the principal were ...
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He afterwards dernonstrated , by experiments , that the electricity did not reside in
the coating , as had been supposed , but in the pores of the glass itself . After a
phial was charged , he removed the coating , and found that upon applying a ...
He afterwards dernonstrated , by experiments , that the electricity did not reside in
the coating , as had been supposed , but in the pores of the glass itself . After a
phial was charged , he removed the coating , and found that upon applying a ...
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Philadelphia at this time afforded no opportunity of trying an experiment of this
kind . ... he communicated his intentions , well knowing the ridicule which , too
generally for the interest of science , awaits unsuccessful experiments in
philosophy .
Philadelphia at this time afforded no opportunity of trying an experiment of this
kind . ... he communicated his intentions , well knowing the ridicule which , too
generally for the interest of science , awaits unsuccessful experiments in
philosophy .
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However this may be , Collinson published them in a separate volume , under the
title of “ New Experiments and Observations on Electricity , made at Philadelphia ,
in America . ” They were read with avidity , and soon translated into different ...
However this may be , Collinson published them in a separate volume , under the
title of “ New Experiments and Observations on Electricity , made at Philadelphia ,
in America . ” They were read with avidity , and soon translated into different ...
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| Titel | The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary: with His Life |
| Autor/in | Benjamin Franklin |
| Illustriert von | John Scoles |
| Mitwirkende Personen | William Van Norden |
| Verlag | W. Van Norden, 1825 |
| Original von | Harvard University |
| Digitalisiert | 27. Juli 2006 |
| Länge | 290 Seiten |
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