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Description	English: Representation of waterspout accompanying "Water-spouts and Whirlwinds" by Benjamin Franklin. Figure III represents the semimagic square Benjamin Franklin constructed in 1750 having magic constant 260. Keywords: Waterspout, Benjamin Franklin, pen & ink drawing, historic drawing
Date	circa 1750
Source	Illustration from the "Water-spouts and Whirlwinds" by Benjamin Franklin Paper republished in "The complete works in philosophy, politics, and morals, of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin ....", 1806. Volume II, p. 26. Library Call Number PS745 .A2 1806.
Author	Creator:Benjamin Franklin

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