Hubert, Philip Gengembre, 1852-1925 · New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 36
octrine of light- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN 27 ning-rods. Every new movement of radical char-acter is denounced more or less fiercely. The lastyears of Newtons life were perplexed by thecharge that his theory of gravitation tended to materialize religion. Insuring houses againstfire was opposed as an… … The Franklin Penny. weaken the force of evidence not so founded;and this objection was deemed of sufficientweight to call for serious answer. Franklinsdaring proposal to neutralize the artillery ofheaven, of course could not escape, and the im-piety of lightning-rods was widely discussed,often with…
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