In 1779, Franz Anton Mesmer wrote an 88-page book, M moire sur la d couverte du magn tisme animal, to which he appended his famous 27 Propositions.
The adjective mesmeric, the substantive mesmerism, and the verb to mesmerise have not changed their meanings since they first became current--posterity\'s unique tribute to a unique man..
Myer\'s rendering of the eighteenth-century French is highly praiseworthy.
Myers of the Berlitz School of Languages.
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Realising its medico-historical importance and tempted by a layman\'s vanity to undertake the Translation himself, he eventually decided that the task could only be accomplished by an expert
He secured the services of Captain V.
Frankau obtained, on loan from a private library, an original edition of Mesmer\'s M moire sur la d couverte de Magn tism Animal.
While undertaking research, G.
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In 1779, Franz Anton Mesmer wrote an 88-page book, M moire sur la d couverte du magn tisme animal, to which he appended his famous 27 Propositions
