The Complete Works, in Philosophy, Politics, and Morals, of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Now First Collected and Arranged: with Memoirs of His Early Life, Written by Himself ; in Three Volumes, Volume 2J. Johnson, and Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1806 - 468 pages |
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Page 57
... flame of a can- dle ; and though the edge of the wooden piece takes flame , and the metal piece does not , yet you will be obliged to drop the latter before the former , it con- ducting the heat more suddenly to your fingers . Thus we ...
... flame of a can- dle ; and though the edge of the wooden piece takes flame , and the metal piece does not , yet you will be obliged to drop the latter before the former , it con- ducting the heat more suddenly to your fingers . Thus we ...
Page 77
... flame of a candle , you will find your- self obliged to drop the dollar before you drop the wood , because it conducts the heat of the candle sooner to your flesh . Thus , if a silver tea - pot had a handle of the same metal , it would ...
... flame of a candle , you will find your- self obliged to drop the dollar before you drop the wood , because it conducts the heat of the candle sooner to your flesh . Thus , if a silver tea - pot had a handle of the same metal , it would ...
Page 90
... flame of a candle , which , it is said , may be seen four miles round . The light which fills this circle of eight miles diameter , was contained , when it first left the candle , within a circle of half an inch dia- meter . If the ...
... flame of a candle , which , it is said , may be seen four miles round . The light which fills this circle of eight miles diameter , was contained , when it first left the candle , within a circle of half an inch dia- meter . If the ...
Page 131
... flame on the surface of some waters there . When I passed through New Jersey in 1764 , I heard it several times mentioned , that by applying a lighted candle near the surface of some of their rivers , a sudden flame would catch and ...
... flame on the surface of some waters there . When I passed through New Jersey in 1764 , I heard it several times mentioned , that by applying a lighted candle near the surface of some of their rivers , a sudden flame would catch and ...
Page 142
... flame from the wind . There is nothing re- markable in all this ; but what follows is particular . At supper , looking on the lamp , I remarked , that though the surface of the oil was perfectly tranquil , and duly preserved its ...
... flame from the wind . There is nothing re- markable in all this ; but what follows is particular . At supper , looking on the lamp , I remarked , that though the surface of the oil was perfectly tranquil , and duly preserved its ...
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