Project Gutenberg 2016-06-30 Public domain in the USA. 118 Freke, John 1688 1756 34041350 An Essay to Shew the Cause of Electricity; and Why Some Things are Non-Electricable. In Which Is Also Consider'd Its Influence in the Blasts on Human Bodies, in the Blights on Trees, in the Damps in Mines; And as It May Affect the Sensitive Plant, &c. The appendix is a reply to the preface of Benjamin Martin's "An essay on electricity ... 1746". Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "An Essay to Shew the Cause of Electricity; and Why Some Things are Non-…", written by John Freke, is a scientific publication from the mid-18th century. In this work, Freke explores the phenomenon of electricity, articulating his theories about its causes, effects, and the nature of materials that can or cannot conduct electricity. The treatise is notable for addressing the relationship between electricity and natural elements, as well as its impacts on living organisms and the environment. In his essay, Freke posits that electricity arises from "universal Fire" dispersed in the air, arguing against the notion that it originates solely from the apparatus used in experiments. He discusses various aspects of electricity, including how it can cause certain materials to become electrified and the implications of non-electricable substances like silk and wax. Freke also connects electricity to broader concepts in nature, such as the vitality of living organisms and the effects of air quality on human health. Through experiments and observations, he endeavors to offer explanations for electrical phenomena, aiming to illuminate understanding of this mysterious force that was not well comprehended at the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 43.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Electricity -- Early works to 1850 Martin, Benjamin, 1705-1782. Essay on electricity QC Text Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Science - Physics 86547 2025-07-21T05:25:51.722936 text/html 61921 2024-10-23T00:47:22 text/html 155714 2025-07-21T05:25:53.909947 application/epub+zip 154365 2025-07-21T05:25:52.192933 application/epub+zip 95029 2025-07-21T05:25:51.950940 application/epub+zip 196212 2025-07-21T05:25:55.345935 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 183727 2025-07-21T05:25:53.663954 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 124472 2022-09-23T21:58:55.953962 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 74845 2025-07-21T05:25:51.574471 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 54811 2024-10-23T00:47:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17143 2025-07-21T05:25:55.465965 application/rdf+xml 16003 2025-07-21T05:25:52.011994 image/jpeg 2489 2025-07-21T05:25:51.981934 image/jpeg 134680 2025-07-21T05:25:51.732477 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