Book detail: The History and Present State of Electricity: With Original Experiments. Reprinted from the 3d Ed., London, 1755, with an Appendix Containing Two Additional Papers of Original Experiments by the Author, and a New Introd. by Robert E. Shofield is presented as a focused source page for quotations connected with this book, collection, transcript, or source record.
The History and Present State of Electricity is a comprehensive treatise on the subject of electricity, detailing the historical context and the author's original experiments. The book is a reissue of the third edition, originally published in London in 1755. It also features an appendix with two additional papers of original experiments by the author, as well as a new introduction written by Robert E. Shofield.
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