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The Ingenious Dr. Franklin: Selected Scientific Letters of Benjamin Franklin

by Nathan G Goodman

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The Ingenious Dr. Franklin, an outstanding collection of Benjamin Franklin's scientific correspondence, has long been unavailable yet deserves a place beside his Autobiography as essential reading for everyone interested in history, wit, and invention. Portioned into three sections, Practical Schemes and Suggestions, Diverse Experiments and Observations, and Scientific Deductions and Conjectures, these letters discuss an extraordinary range of topics, including the art of procuring pleasant dreams, choosing eye glasses, the first human flight, the character of clouds, the behavior of oil and water, smallpox and cancer, the cause of colds, charting the Gulf Stream, and prehistoric animals of the Ohio. Culled from ponderous volumes of collected works or private collections, these engaging and unabridged letters were assembled to allow readers to discover for themselves Benjamin Franklin's vigorous personality, his humanity, and his penetrating intelligence.

Book News Annotation:

The reprint of a 1931 collection of Benjamin Franklin's letters to various publications and individuals on various subjects of scientific inquiry. The 57 letters are organized into sections devoted to practical schemes and suggestions, experiments and observations, and scientific deductions and conjectures.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Dr. Franklin's own excited, uproariously witty reports to his family, his friends, and his scientific colleagues in Europe and America create an incomparable portrait of science in the eighteenth century. Reading these letters fosters a new affection fo

Synopsis:

Culled from ponderous volumes of collected works or private collections, these engaging and unabridged letters were assembled to allow readers to discover for themselves Benjamin Franklin's vigorous personality, his humanity, and his penetrating intelligence.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780812210675

Editor:

Goodman, Nathan G.

Author:

Franklin, Benjamin

Editor:

Goodman, Nathan G.

Author:

Goodman, Nathan G.

Publisher:

University of Pennsylvania Press

Location:

Philadelphia

Subject:

Historical

Subject:

Science

Subject:

History

Subject:

American

Subject:

American - General

Subject:

Scientists

Subject:

Americana

Subject:

United States - 18th Century

Subject:

Scientists - Inventors

Subject:

Franklin, Benjamin

Subject:

Scientists -- United States.

Subject:

Biography-Scientists

Edition Description:

1st Pennsylvania Paperback ed.

Series:

Pennsylvania paperbacks

Publication Date:

20000531

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Yes

Pages:

256

Dimensions:

8.28x5.30x.79 in. .60 lbs.

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Product details 256 pages University of Pennsylvania Press - 0- English 9780812210675 Reviews:

"Synopsis" by Ingram, Dr. Franklin's own excited, uproariously witty reports to his family, his friends, and his scientific colleagues in Europe and America create an incomparable portrait of science in the eighteenth century. Reading these letters fosters a new affection fo

"Synopsis" by Libri, Culled from ponderous volumes of collected works or private collections, these engaging and unabridged letters were assembled to allow readers to discover for themselves Benjamin Franklin's vigorous personality, his humanity, and his penetrating intelligence.