Sunday, June 15, 2025

Franklin to Abbé Geologist Jean-Louis Giraud Soulavie (1782)

 Franklin to Abbé Geologist Jean-Louis Giraud Soulavie (1782)

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Ben Franklin would not approve

Summary: Ben Franklin mostly figures out the structure of the Earth.

Commentary: I'm not a geologist, but I think this is mostly right. Then he progresses to alchemy in the PS.

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