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An Essay to Shew the Cause of Electricity; and Why Some Things are Non-Electricable. / In Which Is Also Consider'd Its Influence in the Blasts on Human Bodies, in the Blights on Trees, in the Damps in Mines; And as It May Affect the Sensitive Plant, &c. cover

An Essay to Shew the Cause of Electricity; and Why Some Things are Non-Electricable. / In Which Is Also Consider'd Its Influence in the Blasts on Human Bodies, in the Blights on Trees, in the Damps in Mines; And as It May Affect the Sensitive Plant, &c.

Chapter 1: AN ESSAY TO SHEW THE CAUSE OF ELECTRICITY; AND Why Some Things are Non-Electricable.
By John Freke
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The essay advances a speculative natural-philosophy account arguing that electrical phenomena do not originate in experimental apparatus but from a diffuse vital fire in the air that can be concentrated by friction to produce effects akin to lightning. It offers conjectures about why some substances resist electrification, links electrical action to bodily shocks, plant sensitivity, tree blights, and mine damp hazards, and proposes simple experiments and observations to test these ideas. Presented as a concise letter with a preface and appendix, the piece mixes practical remarks, theoretical argument, and invitations for further inquiry.

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Title: An Essay to Shew the Cause of Electricity; and Why Some Things are Non-Electricable.

Author: John Freke

Release date: June 30, 2016 [eBook #52439]
Most recently updated: October 23, 2024

Language: English

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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK AN ESSAY TO SHEW THE CAUSE OF ELECTRICITY; AND WHY SOME THINGS ARE NON-ELECTRICABLE. ***

AN
 
ESSAY
 
TO SHEW THE
 
CAUSE
 
OF
 
ELECTRICITY;
 
AND
 
Why Some Things are Non-Electricable.

In which is also Consider’d

Its Influence in the Blasts on Human Bodies, in the Blights on Trees, in the Damps in Mines; and as it may affect the Sensitive Plant, &c.

In a Letter
To Mr. William Watson, F.R.S.
By John Freke, Surgeon to St. Bartholomew’s
Hospital, London, F.R.S.
Naturam expellas furcâ, tamen usque recurret.
The Second Edition: With an APPENDIX.
LONDON:
Printed for W. Innys, in Pater-noster Row.
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