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"INTRODUCTION". Sympathetic Attractions: Magnetic Practices, Beliefs, and Symbolism in Eighteenth-Century England, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1996, pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400864362.1

(1996). INTRODUCTION. In Sympathetic Attractions: Magnetic Practices, Beliefs, and Symbolism in Eighteenth-Century England (pp. 1-10). Princeton: Princeton University Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400864362.1

1996. INTRODUCTION. Sympathetic Attractions: Magnetic Practices, Beliefs, and Symbolism in Eighteenth-Century England. Princeton: Princeton University Press, pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400864362.1

"INTRODUCTION" In Sympathetic Attractions: Magnetic Practices, Beliefs, and Symbolism in Eighteenth-Century England, 1-10. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1996. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400864362.1

INTRODUCTION. In: Sympathetic Attractions: Magnetic Practices, Beliefs, and Symbolism in Eighteenth-Century England. Princeton: Princeton University Press; 1996. p.1-10. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400864362.1

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Frontmatter i
CONTENTS vii
FIGURES AND TABLES ix
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
ABBREVIATIONS xiii
INTRODUCTION 1
CHAPTER ONE. Mapping Enlightenment England: Practitioners and Philosophers 11
CHAPTER TWO. "A Treasure of Hidden Vertues": Marketing Natural Philosophy 31
CHAPTER THREE. The Direction of Invention: Setting a New Course for Compasses 66
CHAPTER FOUR. An Attractive Empire: Mapping Terrestrial Magnetism 91
CHAPTER FIVE. Measuring Power: Patterns in Experimental Natural Philosophy 118
CHAPTER SIX God's Mysterious Creation: The Divine Attraction of Natural Knowledge 146
CHAPTER SEVEN. A Powerful Language: Images of Nature and the Nature of Science 171
CONCLUSION 208
APPENDIX. Magnetic Longitude Schemes 215
NOTES 219
BIBLIOGRAPHY 269
INDEX 319
ABOUT THE AUTHOR 327

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
CONTENTS vii
FIGURES AND TABLES ix
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
ABBREVIATIONS xiii
INTRODUCTION 1
CHAPTER ONE. Mapping Enlightenment England: Practitioners and Philosophers 11
CHAPTER TWO. "A Treasure of Hidden Vertues": Marketing Natural Philosophy 31
CHAPTER THREE. The Direction of Invention: Setting a New Course for Compasses 66
CHAPTER FOUR. An Attractive Empire: Mapping Terrestrial Magnetism 91
CHAPTER FIVE. Measuring Power: Patterns in Experimental Natural Philosophy 118
CHAPTER SIX God's Mysterious Creation: The Divine Attraction of Natural Knowledge 146
CHAPTER SEVEN. A Powerful Language: Images of Nature and the Nature of Science 171
CONCLUSION 208
APPENDIX. Magnetic Longitude Schemes 215
NOTES 219
BIBLIOGRAPHY 269
INDEX 319
ABOUT THE AUTHOR 327

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