Template:Did you know nominations/Archibald Spencer
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The result was: promoted by HalfGig talk 02:27, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
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Archibald Spencer edit
- ... that Archibald Spencer introduced Benjamin Franklin to the study of electricity, and was his mentor? Sources:
Ref #13 = Dr. Archibald Spencer, an itinerant lecturer, initially acquainted Franklin with the mysterious powers of electricity in the summer of 1743.
Ref #17 = Spencer had been Benjamin Franklin's mentor in experiments with electricity.
Created by Doug Coldwell (talk). Self-nominated at 13:40, 26 February 2017 (UTC).
