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THE INGENIOUS DR. FRANKLIN
SELECTED SCIENTIFIC LETTERS OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN |
| By: |
Nathan G. Goodman (Editor) |
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Paperback |
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£25.99 |
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£22.09 |
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£3.90 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0812210670 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780812210675 |
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| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 October, 1974 |
| Series: |
Pennsylvania Paperbacks |
| Pages: |
256 |
| Description: |
Franklin's most entertaining speculative letters on a variety of subjects: the first balloon ascensions, electrocution, daylight saving, bifocal glasses, magic squares, his famous Kite and Stove, and so on. |
| Synopsis: |
An outstanding collection of Benjamin Franklin's scientific correspondence, The Ingenious Dr. Franklin has long been unavailable yet deserves a place beside his Autobiography as essential reading for everyone interested in history, wit, and invention. Portioned into three sections, "Practical Schemes and Suggestions," "Diverse Experiments and Observations," and "Scientific Deductions and Conjectures," these letters discuss an extraordinary range of topics, including the art of procuring pleasant dreams, choosing eye glasses, the first human flight, the character of clouds, the behavior of oil and water, smallpox and cancer, the cause of colds, charting the Gulf Stream, and prehistoric animals of the Ohio.Culled from ponderous volumes of collected works or private collections, these engaging and unabridged letters were assembled to allow readers to discover for themselves Benjamin Franklin's vigorous personality, his humanity, and his penetrating intelligence. |
| Illustrations: |
10 illus. |
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US |
| Imprint: |
University of Pennsylvania Press |
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