Letter, 'Of electricity in paralytic cases' from Benjamin Franklin to John Pringle
Reference number: L&P/3/278
Date: 21 December 1757

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Subject: Physics
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of the effects of electricity in paralytic cases. In a letter to John Pringle, M. D. F. R. S. from Benjamin Franklin, Esq; F. R. S'
Read 12 January 1758
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- L&P/3/278
- Earliest possible date
- 21 December 1757
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- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Benjamin Franklin, Letter, 'Of electricity in paralytic cases' from Benjamin Franklin to John Pringle, 21 December 1757, L&P/3/278, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_3_278/letter-of-electricity-in-paralytic-cases-from-benjamin-franklin-to-john-pringle, accessed on 15 February 2025
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LIX. An account of the effects of electricity in paralytic cases. In a letter to John Pringle, M. D. F. R. S. from Benjamin Franklin, Esq; F. R. S External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1757
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1757.0060
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