The subtil medium prov'd; or, that wonderful power of nature ... conjectur'd by the most ancient and remarkable philosophers, which they call'd sometimes æther, but oftener elementary fire, verify'd. Shewing that all the distinguishing and essential qualities ascrib'd to æther ... are to be found in electrical fire ... Giving an account of the progress and several gradations of electricity. From those ancient times to the present ... / by R. Lovett.

  • Richard Lovett
Date:
1756
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Credit: The subtil medium prov'd; or, that wonderful power of nature ... conjectur'd by the most ancient and remarkable philosophers, which they call'd sometimes æther, but oftener elementary fire, verify'd. Shewing that all the distinguishing and essential qualities ascrib'd to æther ... are to be found in electrical fire ... Giving an account of the progress and several gradations of electricity. From those ancient times to the present ... / by R. Lovett. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SUBTIL MEDI P R O V ’ D : OR, THAT Wonderful P O W E R of Nature, So long ago conjedturd BY THE Moft Ancient and Remarkable Philofophers, Which they call’d fometimes & T H E R, But oftener ELEMENTARY FIRE, V E R IF Y'D. Shewing, That all the diftinguijhing and eflential Qualities afcrib’d to AEther by them, and the moft eminent modern Philofophers, are to be found in electrical hire, and that too in the utmoft Degree of Perfection. GIVING An Account not only of the Progrefs and feveral Gradations of Electricity, from thofe ancient Times to the*prefent; But alfo accounting, firfi, For the natural Difference of eleCtrical and non-ele&rical Bodies. Secondly, Shewing the Source or main Spring from whence the eleCtric Matter proceeds. ‘Thirdlyy Its various Ufes in the animal (Economy, particularly when apply’d to Maladies and Diforders incident to the hu¬ man Body. Illuftrated by a Variety of known Fads. fourthlyy The Method of applying it in each particular Cafe, And, Laftlyy The feveral Obje&ions brought againft it accounted for and anfwer’d. By R. LOVETT, Of the Cathedral Church of Worcester. LONDON: printed for J. Hinton, in Newgate-jl r eet > W. Sandby, in Fleet-Jireet, and R. Lovett, at Worcejltr. 1756. [ Price Two Shillings. ]
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