| Description |
xv, 115 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm. |
| Series |
Object lessons |
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Object lessons.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
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. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Magnets.
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Implements, utensils, etc.
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Implements, utensils, etc. (OCoLC)fst00968165
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Magnets. (OCoLC)fst01005921
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Magnet. (DE-588)4131576-5
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Barbarossa, Eva, author. Magnet New York, NY : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019 9781501348761 (DLC) 2019016152 |
| ISBN |
9781501348754 (paperback alkaline paper) |
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1501348752 (paperback alkaline paper) |
| Standard No. |
40029402926 |
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