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Mesmerized : how Ben Franklin solved a mystery that baffled all of France /

Discover how, in Paris in the 1770s, Benjamin Franklin's scientific method challenged a certain Dr. Mesmer's mysterious powers in a whimsical look at a true moment in history.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rockliff, Mara (Author)
Other Authors: Bruno, Iacopo (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Franklin, Benjamin, > 1706-1790 > Juvenile literature.
Mesmer, Franz Anton, > 1734-1815 > Juvenile literature.
Franklin, Benjamin, > 1706-1790.
Mesmer, Franz Anton, > 1734-1815.
Science > Methodology > Juvenile literature.
Psychology > Experiments > Juvenile literature.
Mesmerism > Juvenile literature.
Science > Experiments > Juvenile literature.
France > History > 18th century > Juvenile literature.
Science > Methodology.
Psychology > Experiments.
Mesmerism.
France > History > 18th century.
Science > Experiments.
France.
1700 - 1799
History.
Juvenile works.
Online Access:Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
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Summary:Discover how, in Paris in the 1770s, Benjamin Franklin's scientific method challenged a certain Dr. Mesmer's mysterious powers in a whimsical look at a true moment in history.
Physical Description:45 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 25 x 28 cm
Audience:Middle School.
690
Awards:American Library Association Notable Children's Bk
Junior Library Guild selection
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (page 45).
ISBN:9780763663513 (hardback)
0763663514 (hardback)