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Inventions and Improvements

Benjamin Franklin’s inventions were practical and designed to make everyday life easier. He never...

Philada. April 12. 1753 Dear Sir I received your Favour of March 20. and a subsequent one...

Philada. April 12. 1753 Dear Sir I received your Favour of March 26. and thank you for...

Philada. Oct. 31. 1751 Dear Sir I enclose you Answers, such as my present Hurry of Business will...

Philadelphia June 29: 1751 Sir In Capt. Waddels Account of the Effects of Lightning on his Ship, I...

Additional Experiment proving that the Leyden Bottle has no more Electrical Fire in it, when...

Opinions and Conjectures concerning the Properties and Effects of the Electrical Matter, arising...

Philada. July 29 1750 Sir As you first put us on Electrical Experiments by sending to our Library...

Philada. Apl. 29. 1749 Sir Observations and Suppositions towards forming a new Hypothesis for...

Philada. Apl. 29. 1749 Sir I now send you some Further Experiments and Observations in Electricity...