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 6Hillard, Gray, 1840 |
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... kind of natural gun- powder , which , taking fire upon this assemblage and approach of it , occasions that murmuring noise , that subterraneous thunder , which is heard rumbling in the bowels of the earth during earthquakes , and , by ...
... kind of natural gun- powder , which , taking fire upon this assemblage and approach of it , occasions that murmuring noise , that subterraneous thunder , which is heard rumbling in the bowels of the earth during earthquakes , and , by ...
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... ; and not only that , but Naples and Malta shared in the shock . It was of the second kind mentioned by Aristotle and Pliny , viz . a VOL . VI . 2 perpendicular pulsation or succussion . It was impos- sible , CAUSES OF EARTHQUAKES . 9.
... ; and not only that , but Naples and Malta shared in the shock . It was of the second kind mentioned by Aristotle and Pliny , viz . a VOL . VI . 2 perpendicular pulsation or succussion . It was impos- sible , CAUSES OF EARTHQUAKES . 9.
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... kind , so that the bells in the church rung of themselves ; or that at Batavia in 1699 , by Witsen ; that in the north of England , in 1703 , by Mr. Thoresby ; or , lastly , those in New England , in 1663 and 1670 , by Dr. Mather . VOL ...
... kind , so that the bells in the church rung of themselves ; or that at Batavia in 1699 , by Witsen ; that in the north of England , in 1703 , by Mr. Thoresby ; or , lastly , those in New England , in 1663 and 1670 , by Dr. Mather . VOL ...
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... kind . " He wrote many treatises on medical , mathematical , and philosophical subjects , and also a well known " History of the Five Indian Nations . " He left several manuscript papers , which are curious and valuable . He was ...
... kind . " He wrote many treatises on medical , mathematical , and philosophical subjects , and also a well known " History of the Five Indian Nations . " He left several manuscript papers , which are curious and valuable . He was ...
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... kind , have but a slow sale . The composing of them for the press must like- wise be more difficult and expensive , because the com- poser cannot be assisted by the sense , and a mistake in one letter or figure frequently disturbs the ...
... kind , have but a slow sale . The composing of them for the press must like- wise be more difficult and expensive , because the com- poser cannot be assisted by the sense , and a mistake in one letter or figure frequently disturbs the ...
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