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Identifier: experimentsobser00fran (find matches)
Title: Experiments and observations on electricity : made at Philadelphia in America
Year: 1751 (1750s)
Authors: Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 Collinson, Peter, 1694-1768 Jefferys, Thomas, d. 1771, engraver DeMarsh, Eric E., former owner. DSI Burndy Library, donor. DSI
Subjects: Electricity
Publisher: London : Printed and sold by E. Cave, at St. John's Gate
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