Project Gutenberg 2008-12-25 Public domain in the USA. 416 Franklin, Benjamin 1706 1790 Canton, John 1718 1772 Colden, David 1733 1784 Dalibard, Thomas François 1703 1799 Dalibard, Thomas Francois d'Alibard, Thomas François 21001351 Experiments and observations on electricity. French Expériences et observations sur l'électricité faites à Philadelphie en Amérique Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experiments_and_Observations_on_Electricity Produced by Sébastien Blondeel, Carlo Traverso, Rénald Lévesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Expériences et observations sur l'électricité faites à Philadelphie en Amérique" by M. Benjamin Franklin is a scientific publication likely written in the mid-18th century. The book is a collection of letters discussing various electrical experiments and observations conducted by Franklin, providing insights into the nature and effects of electricity. The work is notable for its empirical approach, where Franklin presents his findings and theories regarding electricity, contributing to the body of knowledge in physics. At the start of the text, Franklin communicates his initial observations related to electricity through letters to his correspondent, M. P. Collinson. He details experiments involving the electric bottle and discusses the concept of electrical charge, introducing terms such as “positive” and “negative” electricity. Franklin emphasizes the importance of systematic experimentation and careful observation, indicating that the understanding of electricity is still in its infancy, despite prior knowledge. He expresses a commitment to using empirical data to explore the mysteries of electricity, setting the stage for the experiments and theories that follow in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. fr Nollet, abbé (Jean Antoine), 1700-1770. Lettres sur l'électricité Electricity -- Early works to 1850 Electricity -- History QC Text Physics FR Sciences et Techniques Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Science - Physics 582546 2025-08-11T10:17:31.613449 text/html 554555 2021-01-04T13:45:27 text/html 436111 2025-08-11T10:17:45.064253 application/epub+zip 440323 2025-08-11T10:17:36.848369 application/epub+zip 270877 2025-08-11T10:17:34.546340 application/epub+zip 1070026 2025-08-11T10:17:50.232335 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 993562 2025-08-11T10:17:42.703344 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 552207 2022-09-13T03:35:52.687673 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 470729 2025-08-11T10:17:29.969352 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 456657 2021-01-04T13:45:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21696 2025-08-11T10:17:50.387272 application/rdf+xml 25662 2025-08-11T10:17:35.115329 image/jpeg 4652 2025-08-11T10:17:34.837334 image/jpeg 157436 2021-01-04T13:45:27 application/octet-stream application/zip 318613 2021-01-04T13:45:27 application/octet-stream application/zip 411644 2025-08-11T10:17:31.705366 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia