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- ISBN-13
- 9780231131483
- Book Title
- An Entertainment for Angels
- ISBN
- 9780231131483
- Publication Year
- 2003
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Length
- 7.5in
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, Science
- Topic
- Physics / Electricity, Physics / Magnetism, History
- Item Width
- 3.8in
- Item Weight
- 8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 192 Pages
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An Entertainment for Angels tells the story of how electricity charged the eighteenth-century imagination. Patricia Fara vividly portrays people's struggles to understand the unusual and exciting effects that electrical experiments were producing.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Columbia University Press
ISBN-10
0231131488
ISBN-13
9780231131483
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2873523
Product Key Features
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Physics / Electricity, Physics / Magnetism, History
Publication Year
2003
Type
Textbook
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Science
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
7.5in
Item Width
3.8in
Item Weight
8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Qc522.F37 2003
Grade from
College Graduate Student
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Myths of the modern era rarely withstand inspection, and Benjamin Franklin's supposed discovery of electricity via the famed kite experiment is no exception... Fara's concise history reveals how complicated and groping scientific progress has been., Fara entertainingly describes how experimenters caught the public imagination.... Combines telling anecdote with wise commentary., "Fara's writing talents shine in her original and sparkling approach to eighteenth century electricity." -- Marjorie C. Malley, ISIS, History of science writer Fara tells the story of how new discoveries in electricity helped spark the imagination of Enlightenment inventors.... Well illustrated; numerous references. Recommended [for] general readers., "Fara entertainingly describes how experimenters caught the public imagination.... Combines telling anecdote with wise commentary." -- Times Higher Education Supplement, Fara's writing talents shine in her original and sparkling approach to eighteenth century electricity., "Myths of the modern era rarely withstand inspection, and Benjamin Franklin's supposed discovery of electricity via the famed kite experiment is no exception... Fara's concise history reveals how complicated and groping scientific progress has been." -- Booklist, "History of science writer Fara tells the story of how new discoveries in electricity helped spark the imagination of Enlightenment inventors.... Well illustrated; numerous references. Recommended [for] general readers." -- Choice
Publication Name
Entertainment for Angels : Electricity in the Enlightenment
Table of Content
List of Illustrations Introduction Illuminations: The Light of Reason Interpretations Electricity and Enlightenment Shocking Inventions: Instruments Robert Boyle and the Air-pump Francis Hauksbee and the Electrical Machine Stephen Gray and the Charity Boy Pieter van Musschenbroek and the Leyden Jar Lightning Cures: Applications Benjamin Franklin Knobs or Points? The Business of Medicine Therapeutic Shocks Sparks of Imagination: Theories Problems Fluids and Atmospheres Theological Aethers Measurement and Mathematics The Flow of Life: Current Electricity Henry Cavendish and the Torpedo Luigi Galvani and his Frogs Alessandro Volta and his Pile Resuscitation Further Reading Notes
Copyright Date
2003
Lccn
2003-051565
Dewey Decimal
306.4/5
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Series
Revolutions in Science Ser.
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
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