About This Book
This book is a history, critical thinking, and science lesson all rolled into one. With the explanation of the scientific method, the clever play on words, and the synopsis of Ben Franklin's life in France, this a book for all ages. Even teaches the reader a little French. This is not merely a picture book. Rockliff doesn't just talk about the specific incident of Mesmer in France, but uses it as a clever way of describing the placebo effect. Ben Franklin used the scientific m