« Very much in the dark about light » : Franklin, lumières et critiques

« Very much in the dark about light » : Franklin, lumières et critiques

This essay discusses a critical account of Benjamin Franklin’s experiments with electricity published anonymously in London in 1777. The fundamental question raised was whether Franklin’s famous experiments constituted legitimate natural philosophy in the tradition of Isaac Newton. This dim view of...

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Main Author: James Delbourgo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association Française d'Etudes Américaines 2009-12-01
Series:Transatlantica
Subjects:
Enlightenment
Franklin
electricity
experimentation
Newton
natural philosophy
Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/4411
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