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Essays by Benjamin Franklin
Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 1786, Transactions, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 107, Part 3)
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Essays by Benjamin Franklin
Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 1786, Transactions, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 107, Part 3)
About this book
Collected to honor the 275th anniversary of the American Philosophical Society, this illustrated assortment explores varied topics and correspondences of Benjamin Franklin. As founder of the American Philosophical Society in 1743, Franklin was engaged in intellectual pursuits, the fruits of which we enjoy today, and correspondences with leading global scholars and academics of the eighteenth century. Including scientific observations and inventions of Franklin and thought-provoking exchanges between Franklin and members of the most illustrious European scholarly and royal circles, this assembly is sure to delight anyone interested in the Enlightenment, American history, or the legacy of knowledge.
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- CONTENTS
- Letter to Mr. Nairne, of London, from Dr. Franklin, Proposing a Slowly Sensible Hygrometer for Certain Purposes
- A Letter from Dr. B. Franklin, to Dr. Ingenhausz, Physician to the Emperor, at Vienna, on the Causes and Cures of Smokey Chimneys
- Description of a New Stove for Burning of Pitcoal, and Consuming All Its Smoke, by Dr. Franklin
- A Letter from Dr. Benjamin Franklin, to Mr. Alphonsus le Roy, Member of Several Academies, at Paris. Containing Sundry Maritime Observations
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