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work_thhi7nkmonbhxlnv2uzkdidrfi	B. Franklin	Of the Stilling of Waves by means of Oil. Extracted from Sundry Letters between Benjamin Franklin, LL. D. F. R. S. William Brownrigg, M. D. F. R. S. and the Reverend Mr. Farish	1774	16	.pdf	application/pdf	5986	970	99	to fo great a diftance round the boat as feems a little Gibraltar, allures me that the filhermen in that place are accuftomed to pour a little oil on the Tea, in order to ftill its motion, pouring oil into the fea; whjch he mentions, as well, o f th e fame kind w ith that o f oil pu t on water to cruet o f oil, and dropt a little o f it on the water. drop o f oil be let fall in the middle, the whole furface is prefently covered with a thin greaiy film pro­ A nd poffibly too, when a wave's furface is oiled, the w ind, diftance from Rich lee fhore, continually pouring oil o f th e diftance in w hich the barge poured the oil, But oil will not prevent waves being raifed by another 	./cache/work_thhi7nkmonbhxlnv2uzkdidrfi.pdf	./txt/work_thhi7nkmonbhxlnv2uzkdidrfi.txt