Newport, March 16, 1752. Notice is hereby given to the curious, that at the Court-House, in the Council-Chamber, is now to be exhibited
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| TITLE INFORMATION | |||
| Title | Newport, March 16, 1752. Notice is hereby given to the curious, that at the Court-House, in the Council-Chamber, is now to be exhibited, and continued from day to day, for a week or two; a course of experiments, on the newly-discovered electrical fire: containing; not only the most curious of those that have been published in Europe, but a considerable number of new ones lately made in Philadelphia; to be accompanied with methodical lectures on the nature and properties of that wonderful element | ||
| IDENTIFIERS | |||
| Legacy Identifier | APSimg6453 | ||
| Goodman Number | 140 | ||
| ASSOCIATED NAMES | |||
| creator | Kinnersley, Ebenezer, 1711-1778 | ||
| CONTENT DESCRIPTION | |||
| Abstract | Kinnersley, collaborator with Benjamin Franklin in his electrical studies, lectured on electricity and lightning in Philadelphia, Newport, New York, and elsewhere before accepting an appointment as professor of English at the College of Philadelphia in 1753. | ||
| Note | Photocopy. Location of original source unknown. | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Subject (local) | Broadsides | ||
| Subject (local) | Broadside Class: Science | ||
| Subject (local) | Broadside Division: Physical Science | ||
| Subject (local) | Broadside Subdivision: Electricity | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Electricity--Experiments | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Fire | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Public speaking | ||
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |||
| Type | Text | ||
| Genre | Photocopies | ||
| Extent | 22.5 cm. x 33 cm. | ||
| Digital Origin | reformatted digital | ||
| Reformatting Quality | preservation | ||
| ORIGIN INFORMATION | |||
| Date Issued | 1752 | ||
| Publisher | Newport, RI | ||
| PARENT COLLECTION | |||
| Title | Broadsides Collection | ||
| Call Number | 973 C683 | ||
| ACCESS INFORMATION | |||
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