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Fara, Patricia An Entertainment for Angels: Electricity in the Enlightenment (Revolutions in Science)
Columbia University Press 2003 0231131488 / 9780231131483 Hardcover Near fine Near fine Hardcover
New. Near fine in publisher's slightly rubbed boards in like dust jacket. Available in our UK premises for prompt dispatch worldwide.Myths of the modern era rarely withstand inspection, and Benjamin Franklin's supposed discovery of electricity via the famed kite experiment is no exception. Electricity had already been discovered. Ideas about what it was, however, were new and in flux. Franklin was trying to prove his contention that lightning was electricity by drawing off sparks and charging a Leyden jar with them. He succeeded, bolstering his theory of the singularity of electricity against other natural philosophers--as what we call scientists were then designated--who, observing Cartesian dualism, declared that static and flowing electricity were different phenomena. That debate was part of the third, theorizing stage in the development of electricity in the Enlightenment. A period of inventing instruments to gather, demonstrate, and store electricity, and one of attempts to use electricity practically, mostly for medical treatment, preceded and overlapped it. Political and religious pressures affected all three stages, and the major figures at each stage became internationally famous. Fara's concise history reveals how complicated and groping scientific progress has been. Ray Olson Copyright ® American Library Association. All rights reserved ... "Fara entertainingly describes how experimenters caught the public imagination... Combines telling anecdote with wise commentary." -- Times Higher Education Supplement "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 "Neat and stylish." -- The Guardian "Fara's writing talents shine in her original and sparkling approach to eighteenth century electricity." -- Marjorie C. Malley, ISIS
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