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Sympathetic Attractions: Magnetic Practices, Beliefs, and Symbolism in Eighteenth-Century England
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Sympathetic Attractions: Magnetic Practices, Beliefs, and Symbolism in Eighteenth-Century England

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In this interdisciplinary study of eighteenth-century England, Patricia Fara explores how natural philosophers constructed magnetism as a science, appropriating the skills and knowledge of experienced navigators. For people of this period, magnetic phenomena reverberated with the symbolism of occult mystery, sexual attraction, and universal sympath

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Format
Hardback
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Country
United States
Date
28 June 2016
Pages
342
ISBN
9780691634913

In this interdisciplinary study of eighteenth-century England, Patricia Fara explores how natural philosophers constructed magnetism as a science, appropriating the skills and knowledge of experienced navigators. For people of this period, magnetic phenomena reverberated with the symbolism of occult mystery, sexual attraction, and universal sympath

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Format
Hardback
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Country
United States
Date
28 June 2016
Pages
342
ISBN
9780691634913