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The Complete Works in Philosophy, Politics and Morals of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Vol. 1 [of 3]

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The Complete Works in Philosophy, Politics and Morals of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Vol. 1 [of 3]

Benjamin Franklin

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Printer, scientist, statesman, wit: the first volume of Franklin's collected works opens with his life story and moves into the electricity papers that made him world famous, including the wonderful effect of points. Philosophy, politics, and morals from America's original self-improver. Begin the set where his legend began.

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92 chapters

  1. 1THE COMPLETE WORKS, IN PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS, AND MORALS, OF THE LATE DR. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN,
  2. 2ADVERTISEMENT.
  3. 3CONTENTS.
  4. 4LIST OF THE PLATES
  5. 5ERRATA.
  6. 6LIFE OF DR. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.
  7. 7FOOTNOTES:
  8. 8FOOTNOTES:
  9. 9FOOTNOTES:
  10. 10FOOTNOTE:
  11. 11FOOTNOTE:
  12. 12LETTERS AND PAPERS ON PHILOSOPHICAL SUBJECTS. ———— ELECTRICITY.
  13. 13INTRODUCTORY LETTER.
  14. 14FOOTNOTES:
  15. 15Wonderful Effect of Points.—Positive and negative Electricity.—Electrical Kiss.—Counterfeit Spider.—Simple and commodious electrical Machine.
  16. 16FOOTNOTES:
  17. 17Observations on the Leyden Bottle, with Experiments proving the different electrical State of its different Surfaces.
  18. 18FOOTNOTES:

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