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quite thoroughly charmed by your Glass Armonica
Having observed glasses played as instruments, Franklin invented his armonica, consisting of a series of glass bowls mounted on a spinning rod; the first performance on the instrument was given by Marianne Davies. Several composers wrote for the instrument, among them Mozart; see [1].
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Carpenters Wharf
now covered by Highway 95. Many coffee houses and taverns were there including the famous Tun Tavern which was built by Sam Carpenter, the namesake for the Wharf.
London Coffee House
Located at Front and Market. It was a meeting place for Tories during the war. historical market info on London Coffee House
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Glass Armonica
An invention of Benjamin Franklin's. Glasses in increasing size were mounted horizontally on a spindle. A foot pedal would spin the contraption so that the player could produce tones by rubbing a finger on the edge of the glasses.
Annotation Index
One:
Latitudes and Departures
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1: 5-11,
2: 12-13,
3: 14-29,
4: 30-41,
5: 42-46,
6: 47-57,
7: 58-76,
8: 77-86,
9: 87-93,
10: 94-104,
11: 105-115,
12: 116-124,
13: 125-145,
14: 146-157,
15: 158-166,
16: 167-174,
17: 175-182,
18: 183-189,
19: 190-198,
20: 199-206,
21: 207-214,
22: 215-227,
23: 228-237,
24: 238-245,
25: 245-253
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Two:
America
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26: 257-265,
27: 266-274,
28: 275-288,
29: 289-295,
30: 296-301,
31: 302-314,
32: 315-326,
33: 327-340,
34: 341-348,
35: 349-361,
36: 362-370,
37: 371-381,
38: 382-390,
39: 391-398,
40: 399-409,
41: 410-421,
42: 422-435,
43: 436-439,
44: 440-447,
45: 448-451,
46: 452-459,
47: 460-465,
48: 466-475,
49: 476-483,
50: 484-490,
51: 491-498,
52: 499-510,
53: 511-524,
54: 525-541,
55: 542-553,
56: 554-561,
57: 562-569,
58: 570-574,
59: 575-584,
60: 585-596,
61: 597-607,
62: 608-617,
63: 618-622,
64: 623-628,
65: 629-632,
66: 633-645,
67: 646-657,
68: 658-664,
69: 665-677,
70: 678-686,
71: 687-693,
72: 694-705,
73: 706-713
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Three:
Last Transit
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74: 717-732,
75: 733-743,
76: 744-748,
77: 749-757,
78: 758-773
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