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[Benjamin Franklin], Poor Richard improved: Being an Almanack and Ephemeris . . . for . . . 1748, Philadelphia: Printed and sold by B. Franklin, 1747.
While most almanacs were sold locally, Benjamin... |
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Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky, by Benjamin West, circa 1816.
By the time America had won its freedom from... |
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An Account of the New Invented Pennsylvanian Fire-Places, Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by B. Franklin, 1744.
Explanation of the Illustration of the Franklin... |
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Illustration of Benjamin Franklin's Glass armonica, circa 1776.
In the early 1760s Benjamin Franklin began... |
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Frontpiece, Benjamin Franklin's "Observations on Electricity," 1767.
In the summer of 1743 while on a visit to... |
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Representation of waterspout accompanying "Water-spouts and Whirlwinds" by Benjamin Franklin. This paper was republished in "The complete works in philosophy, politics, and morals, of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin ....", 1806. Volume II, p. 26.
Representation of waterspout accompanying... |
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Franklin's theory of the wind field associated with a waterspout showing the winds rushing in directly from all quarters as opposed to a spiral wind pattern from an area surrounding the spout. 1806
Franklin's theory of the wind field associated... |
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Illustration accompanying "..Sundry Maritime Observations," by Benjamin Franklin, 1786.
Illustration accompanying "Sundry Maritime... |
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Franklin's Design for Bifocals, Benjamin Franklin to George Whatley, May 23, 1785.
Benjamin Franklin is credited with the invention... |
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A caricature of Franklin melting the works of earlier authors in order to create his own pot of "anecdotes" 1789.
A caricature of Franklin melting the works... |
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The art of making money plenty in every man's pocket, by Doctor Franklin. New York Published by P. Maverick, 1817
The art of making money plenty in every man's... |
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Frontispiece and title page in Experiments and observations of electricity Benjamin Franklin London, 1774.
Frontispiece and title page in Experiments... |
