Collinson was a particular patron of the Philadelphia scientific community assisting the fledgling American Philosophical Society founded by Bartram and Franklin in 1743. He also served for many years as the purchasing agent for the Library Company of Philadelphia. It was through Collinson that Franklin first communicated to the Royal Society what would in 1751 be published as Experiments and Observations on Electricity. He was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1747.
Collinson was a particular patron of the Philadelphia scientific community assisting the fledgling American Philosophical Society founded by Bartram and Franklin in 1743.
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patron
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia
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scientific
scientific
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community
community
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assisting
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fledgling
fledgling
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American
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Philosophical
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found
founded
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Bartram
Bartram
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Franklin
Franklin
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1743
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He also served for many years as the purchasing agent for the Library Company of Philadelphia.
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also
also
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serve
served
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year
years
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purchase
purchasing
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agent
agent
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Library
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Company
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Philadelphia
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It was through Collinson that Franklin first communicated to the Royal Society what would in 1751 be published as Experiments and Observations on Electricity.
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through
through
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Collinson
Collinson
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mark
that
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Franklin
Franklin
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first
first
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communicate
communicated
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to
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Royal
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Society
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what
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publish
published
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case
as
as
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experiment
Experiments
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and
and
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observation
Observations
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on
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electricity
Electricity
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He was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1747.
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be
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elect
elected
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a
a
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foreign
foreign
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xcomp
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member
member
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case
of
of
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det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
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Royal
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Swedish
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Academy
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Science
Sciences
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