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Experiments and Observations on Electricity

Made at Philadelphia in America

by Benjamin Franklin · 1751 · 508 pages

Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Recommended by 1 elite

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Thomas Jefferson

About This Book

A foundational scientific work composed of letters detailing Benjamin Franklin's pioneering research into electrical phenomena. The text introduces the concepts of positive and negative charge and describes the methodology behind his famous kite experiment.

Genres

PhilosophyScience & TechnologyHistory

Topics

CommunicationCreativityCritical ThinkingInnovationSystems Thinking

Book Details

Published

1751

Pages

508

Language

en

ISBN

9781170638996

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