Patricia Fara

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Sympathetic Attractions: Magnetic Practices, Beliefs, and Symbolism in Eighteenth-Century EnglandPaperback, 14 July 2014

Sympathetic Attractions: Magnetic Practices, Beliefs, and Symbolism in Eighteenth-Century England
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Princeton Legacy Library
Part of Series
Princeton Legacy Library, 342
Print Length
342 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Date Published
14 Jul 2014
ISBN-10
0691606072
ISBN-13
9780691606071

Description

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 the utility and mysteriousness of magnetism, Fara organizes her discussion into themes, including commercialization, imperialism, instruments and invention, the role of language, attitudes toward the past, and the relationship between religion and natural philosophy. Fara shows that natural philosophers, proclaiming themselves as the only true experts on magnetism, actively participated in massive transformations of English life. In their bids for public recognition as elite specialists, they engaged in controversies that resonated with religious, economic, moral, gender, and political implications. These struggles for social and scientific authority in the eighteenth century provide the background for better understanding the cultural topography of modern society.

Originally published in 1996.

The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Product Details

Author:
Patricia Fara
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
14 July 2014
Dimensions:
23.39 x 15.6 x 1.8 cm
ISBN-10:
0691606072
ISBN-13:
9780691606071
Language:
English
Location:
Princeton
Pages:
342
Weight:
480.81 gm

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