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100 1 _aFranklin, Benjamin,
_d1706-1790
240 1 0 _aExperiments and observations on electricity. French
245 1 0 _aExpériences et observations sur l'électricité faites à Philadelphie en Amérique
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experiments_and_Observations_on_Electricity
500 _aRelease date is 2008-12-25
508 _aProduced by Sébastien Blondeel, Carlo Traverso, Rénald Lévesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr)
520 _a"Expériences et observations sur l'électricité faites à Philadelphie en Amérique" by M. Benjamin Franklin is a scientific publication likely written in the mid-18th century. The book is a collection of letters discussing various electrical experiments and observations conducted by Franklin, providing insights into the nature and effects of electricity. The work is notable for its empirical approach, where Franklin presents his findings and theories regarding electricity, contributing to the body of knowledge in physics. At the start of the text, Franklin communicates his initial observations related to electricity through letters to his correspondent, M. P. Collinson. He details experiments involving the electric bottle and discusses the concept of electrical charge, introducing terms such as “positive” and “negative” electricity. Franklin emphasizes the importance of systematic experimentation and careful observation, indicating that the understanding of electricity is still in its infancy, despite prior knowledge. He expresses a commitment to using empirical data to explore the mysteries of electricity, setting the stage for the experiments and theories that follow in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aNollet, abbé (Jean Antoine), 1700-1770. Lettres sur l'électricité
653 _aElectricity -- Early works to 1850
653 _aElectricity -- History
700 1 _aCanton, John,
_d1718-1772
700 1 _aColden, David,
_d1733-1784
700 1 _aDalibard, Thomas François,
_d1703-1799
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27610
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