 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 556 pages
...proposed, was, to erect on some high tower, or other elevated place, a sentry, box, from which should rise a pointed iron rod, insulated by being fixed...resin. Electrified clouds passing over this, would, ho conceived, impart to it a portion of their electricity, which would he rendered evident to the senses... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1823 - 310 pages
...proposed, was, to erect on some high tower, or other elevated place, a centry box, from which should rise a pointed iron rod, insulated by being fixed...passing over this, would, he conceived, impart to it aportion of their electricity, which would be rendered evident to the senses by sparks being emitted,... | |
 | 1826 - 422 pages
...proposed was, to erect on some high tower, or other elevated place, a sentry-box, from which should rise a pointed iron rod, insulated by being fixed...their electricity, which would be rendered evident to the senses by sparks being emitted, when a key, the knuckle, or other conductor, was presented to... | |
 | 1826 - 440 pages
...proposed was, to erect on some high tower, or other elevated place, a sentry-box, from which should rise a pointed iron rod, insulated by being fixed...their electricity, which would be rendered evident to the senses by sparks being emitted, when a key, the knuckle, or other conductor, was presented to... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1829 - 494 pages
...which he proposed was, to erect on some high tower, or elevated place, a sort of hut, from which should rise a pointed iron rod, insulated by being fixed...impart to it a portion of their electricity, which might be rendered evident to the senses by sparks being emitted, when the knuckle or pther conductor... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1831 - 310 pages
...pointed iron rod, insulated by being fixed in a, "fake of resin. "Electrified clouds passing over rtiij, would, he conceived, impart to it a portion of their electricity, which would be rendered evident to tlia reuses by sparks being emitted, when akey, the knuckle, for the erection of a spire, it occurred... | |
 | 1832 - 478 pages
...proposed, was, to erect on some high tower, or other elevated place, a sentry box, from which should rise a pointed iron rod, insulated by being fixed...their electricity, which would be rendered evident to the senses by sparks being emitted, when a key, the knuckle, or other conductor, was presented to... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1832 - 484 pages
...which he proposed was, to erect on some high tower, or elevated place, a sort of hut, from which should rise a pointed iron rod, insulated by being fixed in a cake of resiu. Electrified clouds passing over this, would, he conceived, impart to it a portion of their electricity,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 682 pages
...proposed, was, to erect on some high tower, or other elevated place, a sentry-box, from which should rise a pointed iron rod, insulated by being fixed...their electricity, which would be rendered evident to the senses by sparks being emitted, when a key, a knuckle, or other conductor was presented to it... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 310 pages
...propose*1, was to erect on some high tower, o1 other elevated place, a sentry-box, from which should rise a pointed iron rod, insulated by being fixed...this. would, he conceived, impart to It a portion of (heit electricity, which would be rendered evident to Oia •eases by sparks being emitted, when a... | |
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It was not until the summer of 1752, that he was enabled to complete his grand and unparalleled discovery by experiment. The plan which he had originally proposed was, to erect, on some high tower or other elevated place, a sentry-box, from which should... 
