1To Benjamin Franklin from Gaspard-Bonaventure-Timothée Ferry: Résumé, 28 March 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society <Marseille, March 28, 1783, in French: You will probably be surprised that a young man barely 20 years old, a runt in the field of physics, would take the liberty of writing to you. I am motivated by the spirit of emulation, which obliges great men to enlighten those who ask for instruction. My teacher, père Aubert, favors your view of the Leyden jar over...