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Who was Benjamin Franklin's letter addressed to? |
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What did Joseph Priestley discover? |
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A range of gasses including oxygen. |
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What is Joseph Priestley's role in the Enlightenment? |
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He was one of their most important scientists |
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In Benjamin Franklin's letter to Joseph Priestly, what is the belief Franklin articulates? |
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The belief that scientific knowledge will give rise to endless progress. |
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How long was Benjamin Franklin alive? |
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How long was Joseph Priestly alive? |
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Was Joseph Priestley an English chemist who experimented with electricity? |
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Yes, he was also a friend of Benjamin Franklin. |
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In what way does Benjamin Franklin believe that moral science is an improvement? |
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He believes that they will show men how to properly treat one another, and how they have been wrongly treating each other. |
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