A Letter Of Benjamin Franklin Esq To Mr Peter Collinson F R S Concerning An Electrical Kite With A

by Benjamin Franklin

$7,500 · Offered by Manhattan Rare Books

As soon as any of the thunder-clouds come over the kite, the pointed wire will draw the electric fire from them; and the kite, with all the twine, will be electrified… “When the rain has wet the kite and twine, so that it can conduct the electric fire freely, you will find it stream out plentifully from the key on the approach of your knuckle. FIRST PRINTING OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S ACCOUNT HIS KITE EXPERIMENT, ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS SCIENTIFIC

Found via Rare Books Intel, a search across rare-book dealers, auction houses and marketplaces worldwide.