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. By John Freke.

  • Freke, John, 1688-1756.
Date:
1746
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Credit: 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. By John Freke. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    A N S S A Y TO SHEW THE A U S E ft O F ELECTRICITY, AND Why Some Things are Non~Elevftricablee In which is alfo Confider’d Its Influence in the Blafis on Human Bodies, in the Blights on Trees, in the Damps in Mines ; and as it may affedt the Senjitive Plant, &c. In a Letter ToMr. William Watson, F.R.S. By John Freke, Surgeon to St. Bartho¬ lomew's Hofpital, London, F. R.S. Naturam expellfls furcdy tamen ufque recurret. LONDON: Printed for W. Innys, \n Pater-nofter Row, MDCC XLVI. [ Price One Shilling. ]