The Mercury Fountain takes place at the turn of the 20th century in a remote stretch of desert, West Texas. Owen Scraperton, a passionate Yankee, sets out to at

Insight depends on attentiveness, but can also strike us spontaneously as revelation. The poems in this collection are unified by the urge to look into things a

Explains the characteristics of mercury, where it is found, how it is used by humans, and its relationship to other elements found in the periodic table.

The book deals with the resurgence of nineteenth century electromagnetism in physics and electrical engineering. It describes a series of important experiments,