 | M. Sears - 1842 - 586 pages
...means of a common kite. He accordingly prepared one for the purpose, affixing to the upright stick an iron point. The string was, as usual, of hemp, except the lower end, which was silk, and where the hempen part terminated, a key was fastened. With this simple apparatus, on the appearance... | |
 | Philip Alexander Prince - 1843 - 776 pages
...two cross sticks to a silk handkerchief, which would not suffer so much from the rain as paper. To the upright stick was affixed an iron point. The string...fastened. With this apparatus, on the appearance of a thunder-gust approaching, he went out into the commons, accompanied by his son, to whom alone he communicated... | |
 | M. Sears - 1844 - 582 pages
...means of a common kite. He accordingly prepared one for the purpose, affixing to the upright stick an iron point. The string was, as usual, of hemp, except the lower end, which was silk, and where the hempen part terminated, a key was fastened. With this simple apparatus, on the appearance... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1846 - 320 pages
...two cross sticks to a silk handkerchief, which would not suffer so much from the rain as paper. To the upright stick was affixed an iron point. The string...fastened. With this apparatus, on the appearance of a thunder gust approaching, he went out into the commons, accompanied by his sou, to whom alone he communicated... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1846 - 250 pages
...two cross sticks to a silk handkerchief, which would not suffer so much from the rain as paper. To the upright stick was affixed an iron point. The string...fastened. With this apparatus, on the appearance of a thunder-gust approaching, he went out into the commons, accompanied hy his son, to whom alone he communicated... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1848 - 312 pages
...two cross sticks to a silk handkerchief, which would not suffer so much from the rain as paper. To the upright stick was affixed an iron point. The string...was silk. Where the hempen string terminated, a key v;as fastened. With this apparatus, on the appearance of a thunder gust approaching, he went out mtc... | |
 | John Stanley (printer.) - 1849 - 178 pages
...two cross sticks to a silk handkerchief, which would not suffer so much from the rain as paper. To the upright stick was affixed an iron point; the string...fastened. With this apparatus, on the appearance of a thunder-gust approaching, he went out on the common accompanied by bis sou, to whom alone he communicated... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1853 - 522 pages
...being less likely to be affected by rain than paper. To the upright stick of the frame he attached an iron point. The string was, as usual, of hemp, except the lower end, which was of silk; and where the hempen and silken cords were united, he fastened a metallic key. This experiment... | |
 | 1853 - 514 pages
...common kite. He accordingly prepare< one for the purpose, affixing to the upright stick an iroi ooint. The string was, as usual, of hemp, except the lower end, which was silk, and where the hempen part terminated, a key was fastened. With this simple apparatus, on the appearance... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1853 - 308 pages
...two cross sticks to a silk handkerchief, which would not suffer so much from the rain as paper. To the upright stick was affixed an iron point. -The string was, as u«ual, of hemp, except the lower end, which was silk. Where the hempen string terminated, a key was... | |
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To the upright stick was affixed an iron point. The string was, as usual, of hemp, except the lower end, which was silk. Where the hempen string terminated, a key was fastened. With this apparatus, on the appearance of a thunder-gust approaching, he went... 
