FRANKLIN AND NEWTON: An Inquiry Into Speculative Newtonian Experimental Science and Franklin's Work in Electricity As an Example Thereof.
Edition: First edition.
Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1956. dj. Hardcover first edition - A pioneering study of Newton's influence on experimental physics during the 18th century and on Franklin's importance as an electrical theorizer. Includes an appendix on Newton's use of the word "hypothesis." Illustrated with facsimiles of original documents and drawings; photographs. Sources and references at the end of each section. Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 43. Bibliography, index. xxvi, 657 pp.
Condition: Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket (toning to the dj)
Book ID: 85515
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