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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... sound did not seem faint , as if at a dis- tance , like distant sounds through air , but smart and strong , and as if present just at the ear . I wish you would repeat these experiments now you are upon the subject , and add your own ...
... sound did not seem faint , as if at a dis- tance , like distant sounds through air , but smart and strong , and as if present just at the ear . I wish you would repeat these experiments now you are upon the subject , and add your own ...
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... sound , since otherwise it would stop at the first par- ticle ? 3. Whether the great difference we experience in hearing sounds at a distance , when the wind blows towards us from the sonorous body , or towards that from us , can be ...
... sound , since otherwise it would stop at the first par- ticle ? 3. Whether the great difference we experience in hearing sounds at a distance , when the wind blows towards us from the sonorous body , or towards that from us , can be ...
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... sound being supplied by the new letter fi , ish , which serves other purposes , assisting in the formation of other sounds ; thus the f with a d before it gives the sound of the jod j and soft g , as in " James , January , giant ...
... sound being supplied by the new letter fi , ish , which serves other purposes , assisting in the formation of other sounds ; thus the f with a d before it gives the sound of the jod j and soft g , as in " James , January , giant ...
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A Proposal for promoting Useful Knowledge among | 14 |
TO CADWALLADER COLDEN 4 November 1743 | 25 |
CADWALLADER COLDEN TO B FRANKLIN Dec 1744 | 32 |
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