Discourse on the Powder of Sympathy

Can a wound be healed from miles away using nothing but a bowl of water and a bloody bandage? Sir Kenelm Digby tackles this 'miraculous' question by stripping away the mask of magic to reveal a world governed by atoms, light, and mechanical necessity. Readers will discover a 17th-century masterpiece that attempts to bridge the gap between ancient wonders and the dawn of modern empirical science.