The Complete Works in Philosophy, Politics, and Morals, of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Now First Collected and Arranged: With Memories of His Early Life, Volume 1 |
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Page 179
... electric contained in the bottle differs , when electrised , from a non - electric electrised out of the bottle , in this : that the electrical fire of the latter is accumulated on its surface , and forms an electrical atmosphere round ...
... electric contained in the bottle differs , when electrised , from a non - electric electrised out of the bottle , in this : that the electrical fire of the latter is accumulated on its surface , and forms an electrical atmosphere round ...
Page 219
... electrical atmosphere . And we know that common matter has not ( generally ) more than it can contain , otherwise all loose portions of it would repel each other , as they constantly do when they have electric atmospheres . 10. The ...
... electrical atmosphere . And we know that common matter has not ( generally ) more than it can contain , otherwise all loose portions of it would repel each other , as they constantly do when they have electric atmospheres . 10. The ...
Page 223
... electrical atmosphere , without bringing any non - elec- tric near , to receive what is thrown off : For the air , though an electric per se , yet has always more or less water and other non - electric matters mixed with it : and these ...
... electrical atmosphere , without bringing any non - elec- tric near , to receive what is thrown off : For the air , though an electric per se , yet has always more or less water and other non - electric matters mixed with it : and these ...
Page 232
... electric fluid to give itself an electric atmosphere , by which its pro- gress to the upper plate is stopped , and it begins to be repelled from that plate , and would be driven back to the under plate , but that its lowest corner is ...
... electric fluid to give itself an electric atmosphere , by which its pro- gress to the upper plate is stopped , and it begins to be repelled from that plate , and would be driven back to the under plate , but that its lowest corner is ...
Page 234
With Memories of His Early Life Benjamin Franklin. cal atmosphere of the ... electrical fluid with equal strength ; and that those called electrics per se , as ... electric fluid flies through such a crack crack with the greatest freedom ...
With Memories of His Early Life Benjamin Franklin. cal atmosphere of the ... electrical fluid with equal strength ; and that those called electrics per se , as ... electric fluid flies through such a crack crack with the greatest freedom ...
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