Benjamin Franklin letters to Sir Joseph Banks, 1783.

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Benjamin Franklin letters to Sir Joseph Banks, 1783.

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Consists of letters written by Benjamin Franklin to Sir Joseph Banks, giving accounts of various experiments in ballooning, as well as a Franklin autograph copy of a French pamphlet on Montgolfier's balloon.

1 volume (.1 linear ft.)

eng,

fre,

Houghton Library

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Houghton Library

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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 ...

Montgolfier, Joseph-Michel, 1740-1810

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Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820

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José Francisco Correia da Serra was a Portuguese scholar, naturalist and diplomat. From the guide to the José Francisco Correia da Serra letters, 1810-1823, 1810-1823, (American Philosophical Society) English naturalist From the guide to the Sir Joseph Banks letters, 1802, 1803, 1804, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Scientist and explorer. President of the Royal Society. From the description of Letters and pa...