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Hidden attraction: the history and mystery of magnetism
Long one of nature's most fascinating phenomena, magnetism was once the subject of many superstitions. Magnets were thought useful to thieves, effective as a love potion or as a cure for gout or spasms. They could remove sorcery from women and put demons to flight and even reconcile married cou...
Autor principal: | Verschuur, Gerrit L |
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Lenguaje: | eng |
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Oxford University Press
1993
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Acceso en línea: | http://cds.cern.ch/record/2122957 |
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