Magnet

by Eva K. Barbarossa

Book Overview

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

For over two thousand 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. We take them for granted yet magnets are essential to our existence--as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501348752
• ISBN13: 9781501348754
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.7" x 6.4"