The ingenious Dr. Franklin : selected scientific letters of Benjamin Franklin / edited by Nathan G. Goodman.
Pubblicazione:
Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania press, [2000?]
Descrizione fisica:
XI, 244 p. ; 21 cm
Serie:
Pennsylvania paperbacks
Note:
Conforme all'ed. del 1931
Contiene:
Indice: Preface. The ingenious Dr. Franklin. Pt. 1. Practical schemes and suggestions: 1. Daylight saving 2. Treatment for gout 3. Cold air bath 4. Electrical treatment for paralysis 5. Lead poisoning 6. Rules of health and long life 7. The art of procuring pleasant dreams 8. Learning to swim 9. On swimming 10. Choosing eye-glasses 11. Bifocals 12. Lightning rods 13. Advantage of pointed conductors 14. Pennsylvanian fireplaces 15. Slaughtering by electricity 16. Canal transportation 17. Indian corn 18. The armonica. Pt. 2. Divers experiments and observations: 1. First hydrogen balloon 2. A hot-air balloon 3. First aerial voyage by man 4. Second aerial voyage by man 5. A prophecy on aerial navigation 6. Magic squares 7. Early electrical experiments 8. Electrical experiments 9. The kite 10. The course and effect of lightning 11. Character of clouds 12. Musical sounds 13. Locating the Gulf Stream 14. Charting the Gulf Stream 15. Deph of water and speed of boats 16. Distillation of salt water 17. Behavior of oil on water 18. Earliest account of marsh gas 19. Smallpox and cancer 20. Restoration of life by sun rays. Pt. 3. Scientific deductions and conjectures: 1. Cause of colds 2. Definition of a cold 3. Heat and cold 4. Cold by evaporation 5. On springs 6. Tides and rivers 7. Direction of rivers 8. Salt and salt water 9. Origin of northeast storms 10. Effect of oil on water 11. Spouts and whirlwinds 12. Sun spots 13. Conductors and non-conductors 14. Queries on electricity 15. Magnetism and the theory of the Earth 16. Nature of lightning 17. Sound 18. Prehistoric animals of the Ohio 19. Toads found in stone. Checklist of letters and papers. List of correspondents. List of a few additional letters
