Observations on electricity and other natural phenomena: letter from Benjamin Franklin to John Lining, 1757.

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Observations on electricity and other natural phenomena: letter from Benjamin Franklin to John Lining, 1757.

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Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

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Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSA FRSE (January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1706] – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher. Among the leading intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, a drafter and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and the first United States postmaster general. As a scientist, he was a major figure in ...

Lining, John, 1708-1760

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Charleston, S.C., physician and physicist, who worked in partnership with Lionel Chalmers, a physician and author. Both studied medicine in Scotland and are noted for their scientific investigations and writings: A treatise on the weather and diseases of Carolina (Chalmers); Essay on fevers (Chalmers); History of yellow fever (Lining) From the description of The public dr to Lining & Chalmers : bill, 1753. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 38273475 ...