The Complete Works in Philosophy, Politics and Morals of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Vol. 3 [of 3] · Benjamin Franklin
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_Rain_, how produced, i. 207. generally brings down electricity, 292. why never salt, ii. 32. different quantities of, falling at different heights, 133. _Ralph_, James, a friend of Franklin's, i. 50, 53, 54, 57, 60. _Rarefaction_ of the air, why greater in the upper regions, ii. 6. _Read_, maiden name of Franklin's wife, i. 33, 37, 49, 54, 59, 70, 96. _Reading_, Franklin's early passion for, i. 15, 16. how best taught, ii. 372. advice to youth respecting, 378. _Recluse_, a Roman Catholic one, in London, i. 65. _Red_ and green, relation between the colours of, ii. 341. _Regimen_, sudden alterations of, not prejudicial, i. 49. _Religious_ sect, new one, intended establishment of, i. 48. _Repellency_, electrical, how destroyed, i. 172. _Representation_, American, in the British parliament, thoughts on, iii. 37, 243. _Repulsion_, electrical, the doctrine of, doubted, i. 333. considerations in support of, 349. _Revelation_, doubted by Franklin in his youth, i. 79. _Rhode-Island_, purchased for a pair of spectacles, iii. 21. its population at three periods, iii. 129. _Rich_, hints to those that would be, iii. 466. _Ridicule_, delight of the prince of Condé in, iii. 424. _Rivers_, from the Andes, how formed, i. 209. motion of the tides in, explained, ii. 96, 102. do not run into the sea, 105. evaporate before they reach the sea, 106. inflammability of the surface of, 130.
_Rods_, utility of long pointed ones, to secure buildings from lightning, i. 388. See farther. _Iron._ _Lightning._ _Metalline._ _Rome_, causes of its decline enquired into, ii. 398. political government of its provinces, iii. 136. _Rooms_, warm, advantages of, ii. 249. do not give colds, ibid. _Roots_, edible, might be dried and preserved for sea-store, ii. 190. _Rosin_, when fluid, will conduct electricity, i. 256. _Rousseau_, his opinion of tunes in parts, ii. 342. _Rowing_ of boats, Chinese method of, ii. 177. _Rowley_, Dr. Franklin's obligations to, iii. 555*.
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