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Franklin stove

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Franklin stove
n.
A cast-iron heating stove shaped like a fireplace but employing metal baffles to increase its heating efficiency.
[After Benjamin Franklin.]
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Franklin stove
Burning wood above a cold air duct heats air which then passes through baffles and is released through vents on each side of the stove.


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Besides experimenting with electricity, this great man invented bifocals, the Franklin stove, and the odometer (an instrument that measures distances).
A talk with Ben Franklin: on his 300th birthday, Ben Franklin tours ... by Sirotta, Holly / Junior Scholastic
The most successful sections mirror Poor Richard's contents: the pithy sayings; the witty stories; and the scientific contributions, including bifocals, magic squares, the Franklin stove, and a map of the Gulf Stream.
Candace Fleming Ben Franklin's Almanac: Being a True Account of the ... by Carter, Betty / The Horn Book Magazine
He was a prolific inventor, whose inventions ran the gamut from his trademark bifocals to the Franklin stove to artificial fertilizer.
BEN FRANKLIN'S WORDS OF FREEDOM RING TRUE by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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