Project Gutenberg 2014-04-27 Public domain in the USA. 499 Franklin, Benjamin 1706 1790 Experiments and Observations on Electricity Made at Philadelphia in America Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experiments_and_Observations_on_Electricity Produced by Keith Edkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Experiments and Observations on Electricity Made at Philadelphia in America" by Benjamin Franklin is a scientific publication written in the mid-18th century. This work comprises a series of letters detailing Franklin's experiments and observations regarding electricity, offering insights into the nature and behavior of electrical phenomena. It serves as a pivotal contribution to the understanding of electricity during the Enlightenment period. The opening of the book introduces the author’s initial forays into electrical experiments, revealing that his findings were initially intended for private amusement rather than publication. Franklin discusses specific experiments, such as the behavior of charged glass bottles and the effects of electricity on various objects, while outlining both conclusions and conjectures regarding the nature of electrical charges and discharges. He emphasizes the empirical foundation of his work, demonstrating a thoughtful approach to understanding the complexities of electricity and its potential applications, hinting at broader implications such as safety measures associated with lightning. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45515/45515-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 55.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Electricity -- Early works to 1850 QC Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Science - Physics 179764 2025-07-18T11:29:45.908314 text/html 157325 2024-10-24T06:26:02 text/html 984543 2025-07-18T11:29:50.171242 application/epub+zip 983118 2025-07-18T11:29:47.112230 application/epub+zip 294843 2025-07-18T11:29:46.411189 application/epub+zip 1097816 2025-07-18T11:29:52.532232 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 970266 2025-07-18T11:29:49.534174 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 332591 2022-09-20T18:24:01.588743 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 154456 2025-07-18T11:29:45.630254 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 134465 2024-10-24T06:26:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16956 2025-07-18T11:29:52.660177 application/rdf+xml 11588 2025-07-18T11:29:46.630203 image/jpeg 2078 2025-07-18T11:29:46.519189 image/jpeg 1106133 2025-07-18T11:29:45.940187 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