Scientific experiments [ Politics & Society / Science ]
… phenomena experienced a wide range of emotions, including religious devotion, apprehension of the sublime powers of nature, and admiration for enlightened rationality. Experimentation elicited such feelings by bringing natural philosophy … sensations. They felt shocks or saw sparks fly as they approached or touched one another. Electricity was a force of nature generated from matter; it also stimulated an aesthetic sensitivity in the human body. This was a novel …
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