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An Entertainment for Angels: Electricity in the Enlightenment by Patricia Fara (Paperback, 2003)

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Electricity was the scientific fashion of the Enlightenment, 'an Entertainment for Angels, rather than for men'. Lecturers attracted huge audiences to marvel at sparkling fountains, flaming drinks, pirouetting dancers and electrified boys. Flamboyant experimenters made chains of soldiers leap into the air, while wealthy women titillated their admirers with a sensational electric kiss. Enlightenment optimists predicted that this new-found power of nature would cure illnesses, improve crop production, even bring the dead back to life. This is the incredible story of the harnessing of nature by man - the beginnings of our technological age.

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PublisherIcon Books Ltd

ISBN-139781840464597

eBay Product ID (ePID)94881872

Product Key Features

Number of Pages160 Pages

Publication NameAn Entertainment for Angels: Electricity in the Enlightenment

LanguageEnglish

SubjectScience, Physics

Publication Year2003

TypeTextbook

AuthorPatricia Fara

FormatPaperback

Dimensions

Item Height178 mm

Item Weight170 g

Item Width111 mm

Additional Product Features

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

Title_AuthorPatricia Fara

Series TitleRevolutions in Science S.