Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) was an American inventor whose interests sometimes bore on aeronautics, and who famously, perhaps legendarily, used a kite as a scientific instrument to measure electricity.

Vol. 1 of the Aeronautical Annual (1895) contains a handful of Franklin letters pertaining to aeronautics. These bear dates from 1783–1786 and follow the Montgolfier demonstration.

Letters sent by Benjamin Franklin

• Benjamin Franklin to James Bowdoin 1-Jan-1786
• Benjamin Franklin to John Ingenhousz 16-Jan-1784
• Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Banks 1-Dec-1783
• Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Banks 22-Nov-1783
• Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Banks 30-Aug-1783
• Benjamin Franklin to Richard Price 16-Aug-1784

Letters received by Benjamin Franklin

• Francis Hopkinson to Benjamin Franklin 24-May-1784
• Richard Price to Benjamin Franklin 21-Oct-1784

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