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Magnet / Eva Barbarossa.
Author
Barbarossa, Eva
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Language
English
Published/Created
New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.
©2020
Description
xv, 115 pages illustrations ; 17 cm.
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Firestone Library - Stacks
QC757 .B37 2020
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Magnets
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Summary note
For over 2000 years magnets have inspired tales of myth, magic, exploration, science, and art. From the physical to the metaphorical, our language is littered with magnetic allusions: magnetic personalities, animal magnetism, mesmerism, and magnetic attraction. In 'Magnet', Eva Barbarossa weaves together stories of ancient and modern wonders, of discovery and creation, of madness and desire, of beauty and awe, taking us from the spectacle of the aurora borealis to the disastrous searches for the North Pole.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-110) and index.
Contents
Birth: in which humans find a stone with magical properties
Earth: in which we discover we live on an ancient magnet
Home: in which we use magnets to find our way
Alignment: in which man and beast align to the magnetic fields
North: in which we hunt for polar magnets
Health: in which we believe magnets harm and heal
Transcendence: in which magnetic fluids provide hope
Tricks: in which we use magnets to make trouble
Toys: in which we find magnets for play and pedagogy
Technology: in which everything needs a magnet
Afterword: in which I do not eat more magnets.
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ISBN
9781501348754 (paperback : alkaline paper)
1501348752 (paperback : alkaline paper)
LCCN
2019008334
OCLC
1079848488
Other standard number
40029402926
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