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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... nature of sea coal Effect of vegetation on noxious air On the inflammability of the surface of certain rivers in America On the different quantities of rain which fall at different heights over the same ground Slowly sensible hygrometer ...
... nature of sea coal Effect of vegetation on noxious air On the inflammability of the surface of certain rivers in America On the different quantities of rain which fall at different heights over the same ground Slowly sensible hygrometer ...
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... nature of air impregnated with burnt grease , as from snuffs of candles and the like . A certain quantity of moisture should be every moment discharged and taken away from the lungs ; air that has been frequently breathed , is already ...
... nature of air impregnated with burnt grease , as from snuffs of candles and the like . A certain quantity of moisture should be every moment discharged and taken away from the lungs ; air that has been frequently breathed , is already ...
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... natural dispo- sition to move on in a present direction , presently straiten the curve , raising the shoulder very swiftly , till lost in the cloud . Over every one of Stuart's figures , I see a cloud : I suppose his clouds were first ...
... natural dispo- sition to move on in a present direction , presently straiten the curve , raising the shoulder very swiftly , till lost in the cloud . Over every one of Stuart's figures , I see a cloud : I suppose his clouds were first ...
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... of these dangerous creatures of nature , that sailors have an uni- versal dread on them of breaking in their decks , should they come across them . VOL . II I imagine I imagine spouts , in cold seasons , as Gordon's WATER SPOUTS . 17.
... of these dangerous creatures of nature , that sailors have an uni- versal dread on them of breaking in their decks , should they come across them . VOL . II I imagine I imagine spouts , in cold seasons , as Gordon's WATER SPOUTS . 17.
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... nature , than objections judiciously made to his opinion , taken up , perhaps , too hastily : for such objections oblige him to re - study the point , consider every circumstance carefully , compare facts , make ex- periments , weigh ...
... nature , than objections judiciously made to his opinion , taken up , perhaps , too hastily : for such objections oblige him to re - study the point , consider every circumstance carefully , compare facts , make ex- periments , weigh ...
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