galvanism

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Mary, living in the world of Galvanism, industrial and democratic revolution, and the newfound delight in rationalism, was able to give us a golem without resorting to the supernatural.

From Slate • May 22, 2017

Galvanism briefly fascinated the public, inspiring Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2017

Galvanism is certainly, so long as the pile is working, an aimless, unceasingly repeated act of repulsion and attraction.

From The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Schopenhauer, Arthur

In Galvanism several experiments, conducted by Professor Aldini, nephew of Galvani, are described in the 'Morning Post' for Jan. 6th, Feb. 6th, and Jan. 22nd, 1803.

From Byron's Poetical Works, Volume 1 by Coleridge, Ernest Hartley

Manual for Students, showing the most Scientific and Rational Application to all forms of Diseases, of the different combinations of Electricity, Galvanism, Electro-Magnetism.

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