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81. On thermometers, 13 September 1786. From: Memoirs of the life and writings of Benjamin Franklin ... / On thermometers, 13 September 1786. From: Memoirs of the life and writings of Benjamin Franklin ... / written by himself to a late period; and continued to the time of his death by the grandson, William Temple Franklin; comprising the private correspondence and public negociations [sic] of Dr. Franklin and his select political, philosophical, and miscellaneous works, published from the original mss. Second edition. London: Printed for Henry Colburn, 1818-1819. Thermometers. Benjamin Franklin writes about two different thermometers he had obtained from Europe. One used a temperature scale devised by Reaumur and the other by Farenheit. The first was popular in France and had...
82. Physical and meteorological conjectures, observations and suppositions, 1756. From: Memoirs of the life Physical and meteorological conjectures, observations and suppositions, 1756. From: Memoirs of the life and writings of Benjamin Franklin ... / written by himself to a late period; and continued to the time of his death by the grandson, William Temple Franklin; comprising the private correspondence and public negociations [sic] of Dr. Franklin and his select political, philosophical, and miscellaneous works, published from the original mss. Second edition. London: Printed for Henry Colburn, 1818-1819. Meteorology.
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Knowledge -- Physics. 		Benjamin Franklin collects various notes on matters of interest to him, dealing especially with matters of warm and cool air, moisture content in the atmosphere, wind, and other weather conditions.
83. Plan for settling two western colonies in North America, with reasons for the plan. From: Memoirs of Plan for settling two western colonies in North America, with reasons for the plan. From: Memoirs of the life and writings of Benjamin Franklin... / written by himself to a late period, and continued to the time of his death, by his grandson, William Temple Franklin : comprising the private correspondence and public negociations [sic] of Dr. Franklin, and his select political, philosophical, and miscellaneous works, published from the original mss. 3rd ed. London : H. Colburn, 1818. United States -- Territorial expansion -- History -- 18th century.
United States -History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Great Britain -- Colonies -- America.
Ohio River Valley -- Emigration and immigration -- Early works to 1800.
Ohio -- Colonization. 		Benjamin Franklin wrote these proposals for settling English colonies west of the Appalachian Mountains in hopes of creating a space for the enlargement of the English population in America, and in order...
84. Preparatory notes and hints for writing a paper concerning what is called catching a cold. From: Memoirs Preparatory notes and hints for writing a paper concerning what is called catching a cold. From: Memoirs of the life and writings of Benjamin Franklin ... / written by himself to a late period; and continued to the time of his death by the grandson, William Temple Franklin; comprising the private correspondence and public negociations [sic] of Dr. Franklin and his select political, philosophical, and miscellaneous works, published from the original mss. Second edition. London: Printed for Henry Colburn, 1818-1819. Cold (Disease). Benjamin Franklin writes a series of notes defining a common cold and its physiology, and then describing his understanding of the various ways people can and cannot catch colds. He is greatly concerned...
85. Proposals relating to the education of youth in Pensilvania. From: The writings of Benjamin Franklin; Proposals relating to the education of youth in Pensilvania. From: The writings of Benjamin Franklin; collected and ed., with a life and introduction, by Albert Henry Smyth. New York, The Macmillan Company; London, Macmillan & Co., Ltd., 1905-07. Schools -- Pennsylvania.
Education -- Philosophy. 		Benjamin Franklin writes about his theories and philosophy of education in a practical way, that is, by outlining a plan to remedy the "Misfortune to the Youth of this Province, that we have no Academy,...
86. Protection of towns from fire. From: The writings of Benjamin Franklin; collected and ed., with a life Protection of towns from fire. From: The writings of Benjamin Franklin; collected and ed., with a life and introduction, by Albert Henry Smyth. New York, The Macmillan Company; London, Macmillan & Co., Ltd., 1905-07. Fire prevention.
Fire extinction. 		Benjamin Franklin writes in the Pennsylvania Gazette, 4 February 1734/5, about various fire prevention and fire-fighting concepts. He describes how care should be taken in carrying coals from one room...
87. Queries from Mr. Strahan and Dr. Franklin's answer. From: Memoirs of the life and writings of Benjamin Queries from Mr. Strahan and Dr. Franklin's answer. From: Memoirs of the life and writings of Benjamin Franklin... / written by himself to a late period, and continued to the time of his death, by his grandson, William Temple Franklin : comprising the private correspondence and public negociations [sic] of Dr. Franklin, and his select political, philosophical, and miscellaneous works, published from the original mss. 3rd ed. London : H. Colburn, 1818. Great Britain. -- Stamp Act (1765)
United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. 		Benjamin Franklin answers a series of questions put to him by his English friend, the printer William Strahan. The central focus is how to far the British will have to go to restore civil tranquility in...
88. Queries on electricity from Dr. Ingerhausz with answers by Dr. Franklin. From: Memoirs of the life and Queries on electricity from Dr. Ingerhausz with answers by Dr. Franklin. From: Memoirs of the life and writings of Benjamin Franklin ... / written by himself to a late period; and continued to the time of his death by the grandson, William Temple Franklin; comprising the private correspondence and public negociations [sic] of Dr. Franklin and his select political, philosophical, and miscellaneous works, published from the original mss. Second edition. London: Printed for Henry Colburn, 1818-1819. Electricity -- Early works to 1800.
Electricity -- Experiments -- History -- 18th century.
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Knowledge -- Physics.
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Correspondence. 		Benjamin Franklin gives answers to four questions about the nature and effects of electricity.
89. Rare Book Room Construction Photographs Rare Book Room Construction Photographs State Library of Pennsylvania; Assembly Collection (State Library of Pennsylvania) A series of 20 photographs taken in December 2005 that show the state of construction in the new Rare Books and Special Collections area at the State Library of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA. (Please note:...
90. Report of the Committee on Aggrievances of the Assembly of Pennsylvania. From: The complete works of Report of the Committee on Aggrievances of the Assembly of Pennsylvania. From: The complete works of Benjamin Franklin; including his private as well as his official and scientific correspondence, and numerous letters and documents now for the first time printed, with many others not included in any former collection, also, the unmutilated and correct version of his autobiography. Comp. and ed. by John Bigelow. New York and London, G. P. Putnam's sons, 1887-88. Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 The committee address the king of England with a list of five grievances against the proprietors of the colony of Pennsylvania, and then list several general "hardships the people of this province have...
91. Report on lightning conductors for the powder magazines at Purfleet, to the president and council of Report on lightning conductors for the powder magazines at Purfleet, to the president and council of the Royal Society. From: Memoirs of the life and writings of Benjamin Franklin ... / written by himself to a late period; and continued to the time of his death by the grandson, William Temple Franklin; comprising the private correspondence and public negociations [sic] of Dr. Franklin and his select political, philosophical, and miscellaneous works, published from the original mss. Second edition. London: Printed for Henry Colburn, 1818-1819. Lightning rods.
Powder magazines -- Great Britain. 		Benjamin Franklin -- with fellow committee members H. Cavendish, William Watson, and J. Robertson -- reports on the construction and arrangement of the British powder magazine at Purfleet, and then describes...
92. Scenes from the life of Benjamin Franklin / by Louis A. Holman ; reproductions of paintings by Charles Scenes from the life of Benjamin Franklin / by Louis A. Holman ; reproductions of paintings by Charles B. Mills in the Franklin Union, Boston. Boston : Small, Maynard & Company, 1916. Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. Biographical sketches of Benjamin Franklin at various ages and stages in life. Includes Franklin as a boy, a printer, builder of forts, librarian, editor, scientist, patriot abroad and at home, diplomat...
93. Witch trial at Mount Holly. From: The writings of Benjamin Franklin; collected and ed., with a life and Witch trial at Mount Holly. From: The writings of Benjamin Franklin; collected and ed., with a life and introduction, by Albert Henry Smyth. New York, The Macmillan Company; London, Macmillan & Co., Ltd., 1905-07. Trials (Witchcraft)
Witches -- New Jersey.
Warlocks -- New Jersey. 		Benjamin Franklin writes a news item in the Pennsylvania Gazette of 22 October 1730 which details the trial by ordeal of a man and woman accused of witchcraft in Mount Holly, New Jersey. Each of the accused...
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