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2015, Primary, Candlewick Press Call No: 001.4 2 Edition: 1st ed. 2015. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Relates the story of Benjamin Franklin's involvement in the early development of the scientific method during a visit to France during the American Revolution to drum up support for the colonists. When asked to determine if the invisible force that Dr. Franz Anton Mesmer claimed he was using to cure patients was genuine, Franklin devised a series of tests that provided the answer in clear results.
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2015., Juvenile, Candlewick Press Call No: 973.3 092 Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Describes how Dr. Franz Mesmer tried to fool eighteenth-century Paris with his magical iron wand, but Benjamin Franklin refused to be fooled. Armed with the scientific method, Franklin proved that Mesmer's iron wand was a hoax. Also discusses the placebo effect and “blind” scientific studies.
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2015., Primary, Candlewick Press Call No: 001.4 ROCKLIFF Edition: 1st ed. 2015. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Relates the story of Benjamin Franklin's involvement in the early development of the scientific method during a visit to France during the American Revolution to drum up support for the colonists. When asked to determine if the invisible force that Dr. Franz Anton Mesmer claimed he was using to cure patients was genuine, Franklin devised a series of tests that provided the answer in clear results.
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2015., Juvenile, Candlewick Press Call No: 973.3 092 Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Describes how Dr. Franz Mesmer tried to fool eighteenth-century Paris with his magical iron wand, but Benjamin Franklin refused to be fooled. Armed with the scientific method, Franklin proved that Mesmer's iron wand was a hoax. Also discusses the placebo effect and "blind" scientific studies.
