Sympathetic Attractions

Magnetic Practices, Beliefs, and Symbolism in Eighteenth-Century England

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Paperback, 342 blz. | EN
Princeton University Press | e druk, 2014
ISBN13: 9780691606071
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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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ISBN13:9780691606071
Taal:EN
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:342

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