Experiments and Observations on Electricity
Book by Benjamin Franklin
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Experiments and Observations on Electricity is a treatise by Benjamin Franklin based on letters that he wrote to Peter Collinson, who communicated Franklin's ideas to the Royal Society.[1][2] The letters were published as a book in England in 1751, and over the following years the book was reissued in four more editions containing additional material, the last in 1774.[3] Science historian I. Bernard Cohen crafted an edition with historical commentary that was published in 1941.[1][3][4][5]
AuthorBenjamin Franklin
LanguageEnglish
SubjectElectricity
GenreScientific treatise
Title page of 1751 original publication | |
| Author | Benjamin Franklin |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Electricity |
| Genre | Scientific treatise |
| Publisher | E. Cave |
Publication date | 1751 |
| Publication place | England |
| Media type | |
| Followed by | Expanded editions (1753, 1754, 1769, 1774) |