Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 894.5

FRANCE. COMMISSAIRES CHARGéS PAR LE ROI DE L’EXAMEN DU MAGNéTISME ANIMAL . Report of Dr. Benjamin Franklin and other commissioners charged by the King of France with the examination of the animal magnetism as now practised at Paris. London: Printed for J. Johnson, (No. 72) St. Paul’s Churchyard, 1785. xx, 108 p; 22 cm.

In the 18th century Franz Mesmer used the term animal magnetism to describe what he believed to be the invisible natural force exerted by animals. King Louis XVI of France appointed a commission to study this phenomena in 1784. This group included Benjamin Franklin. This work is the English translation of their findings.

Cited references: Morton, 4992.2; Wellcome II, p. 8

John Martin, M.D. Endowment