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Princeton, NJ:: Princeton University Press, 1996., 1996. 8vo. x, [4], 326, [2] pp. Frontis., figs., index. Slate gilt-stamped cloth, dust jacket. Near fine. ISBN: 0691010994 First edition. "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 sympathies; in this maritime nation, magnetic instruments such as navigational compasses heralded imperial expansion, commercial gain, and scientific progress. By analyzing such multiple associations, Fara reconstructs cultural interactions in the days just prior to the creation of disciplinary science. Not only does this illustrated book provide a kaleidoscopic view of a changing society, but it also portrays the emergence of public science. Linking this rise in interest to…
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- Title Sympathetic Attractions: Magnetic Practices, Beliefs, and Symbolism in Eighteenth-Century England
- Author Patricia Fara
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 328
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ
- Date 1996
- ISBN 9780691010991 / 0691010994
- Weight 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
- Dimensions 10 x 7.75 x 1.01 in (25.40 x 19.69 x 2.57 cm)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 96010785
- Dewey Decimal Code 306.45
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