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119-Year-Old Library Book on Electricity Returns Home After Nearly 900-Mile Journey

  • A scientific text on electricity was checked out of a Massachusetts library in 1904 and recently found in West Virginia before being returned.
  • The book, considered remarkably well-preserved, highlights the enduring nature of physical books.
  • Though significantly overdue, the book's late fee was capped at $2 due to the library's policy.
  • The treatise provides a glimpse into how electricity was understood in the 19th century.
  • The book's improbable return shows how physical volumes can remain intact and resurface in unexpected ways, even after more than a century.
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