The Library of Congress have now made available online the papers of American scientist, statesman and diplomat Benjamin Franklin.
Readers can find such gems as copies of the petition the First Continental Congress sent to King George III in in 1774 protesting about the governance of the region by England, a fascinating drawing of bifocal glasses, which he is said to have invented and an explanation in a letter of how lightning strikes a church steeple.
The website also contains a timeline and supporting essays and research guide.
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