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

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

Patricia Fara

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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, magneti...

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