Sympathetic attractions : magnetic practices, beliefs, and symbolism in eighteenth-century England
Fara, Patricia1996
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This interdisciplinary study of 18th-century England explores how natural philosophers constructed magnetism as a science, appropriating the skills and knowledge of experienced navigators. The book provides a kaleidoscopic view of a changing society and portrays the emergence of public science.
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Imprint:
Princeton, N.J. ; Chichester : Princeton University Press, c1996.
Collation:
x, 326p. : ill., facsims., maps, ports. ; 25cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-317) and index.
ISBN:
9780691010991
Language:
English
BRN:
507627