Franklin's First Experiments with Electricity; in The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Chronicle
by Franklin, Benjamin
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- first
- Condition
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About This Item
London: Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Chronicle, 1750. First Edition. Half Calf. Good. 1st edition (vol. XX). Contains the first 2 appearances in print anywhere, announcing Franklin's discoveries and experiments with electricity. The January 1750 issue (p. 34) prints a letter from Franklin identifying electricity as "the electrical fire" and saying, "...it is a real Element, intimately united with all other matter, from whence it is collected by tube, or sphere." The May 1750 issue (p. 208) prints a second letter from Franklin announcing his invention of the lightening rod. Contemporary 3/4 calf and marbled boards, worn and strengthened but not rebacked, a few pages bound out of order (including those with the first entry), but collates complete, else a good, solid, heavyweight book.
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- Biblioctopus (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 321
- Title
- Franklin's First Experiments with Electricity; in The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Chronicle
- Author
- Franklin, Benjamin
- Format/Binding
- Half Calf
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Chronicle
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1750
- Keywords
- Periodicals
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- Calf
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