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Physico-physiological researches on the dynamics of magnetism, electricity, heat, light, crystallization, and chemism, in their relations to vital force

Reichenbach, Karl, Freiherr von, 1788-1869, Ashburner, John, 1793-1878 · 1851 · London : Hippolyte Baillière · 22 pictures

A translated treatise by Karl von Reichenbach on his claimed "odic" force, published in London by Hippolyte Baillière in 1851 for physicians and mesmerism-minded naturalists, with notes by John Ashburner. Line engravings pair radial compass diagrams labelled with colour names and degree figures against outline drawings of horseshoe magnets emitting hatched flame-like plumes.

Magnetism · Animal magnetism · Physiology

Internet Archive · Medical Heritage Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0