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天使的娱乐——电和启蒙运动
ISBN:7-5624-2779-8/TM
《科学的演进》系列丛书
作者:Patricia Fara
编辑:陈晓阳
字数(千):166 页数:231 印次:1-1
开本:大32开  平装
出版时间: 2003-02-01
定价:¥12
内容简介

电是启蒙运动时期的科学时尚,“应是天使而非凡人的消遣”。听众对演讲者展示的闪光的喷泉、燃烧的酒、用脚尖旋转的舞者和带电的男孩等现象惊叹不已;喜爱炫耀的实验者还使连在一起的士兵们遭电击跳离地面。乐观主义者预测,新发现的这种自然能量能够治愈疾病、增加粮食产量,甚至能使死者复活。美国开国元勋,本杰明·富兰克林在发展新的电学仪器和理论方面也居功至伟。他因用风筝把空中闪电引入地面而闻名于世,他还用避雷针保护高层建筑,用电疗治疗瘫痪病人并对于这种神奇现象作出了成功的解释。本书生动地描绘了富兰克林和他的同事怎样努力探索他们的实验所产生的奇异而又令人兴奋的结果。

目录
List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Dedication Introduction Part Ⅰ Illuminations: The Light of Reason Chapter 1: Interpretations Chapter 2: Electricity and Enlightenment Part Ⅱ Shocking Inventions: Instruments Chapter 1: Robert Boyle and the Air-pump Chapter 2: Francis Hauksbee and the Electrical Machine Chapter 3: Stephen Gray and the Charity Boy Chapter 4: Pieter van Musschenbroek and the Leyden Jar Part Ⅲ Lightning Cures: Applications Chapter 1: Benjamin Franklin Chapter 2: Knobs or Points? Chapter 3: The Business of Medicine Chapter 4: Therapeutic Shocks Part Ⅳ Sparks of Imagination: Theories Chapter 1: Problems Chapter 2: Fluids and Atmospheres Chapter 3: Theological Aethers Chapter 4: Measurement and Mathematics Part Ⅴ The Flow of Life: Current Electricity Chapter 1: Henry Cavendish and the Torpedo Chapter 2: Luigi Galvani and his Frogs Chapter 3: Alessandro Volta and his Pile Chapter 4: Resuscitation Further Reading Notes