Mémoire sur la découverte du magnétisme animal

Mesmer's first-person exposition of his theory of animal magnetism and the clinical practice he developed around it. The *Mémoire* presents the universal-fluid hypothesis, describes the baquet method and the 'crises,' and includes case narratives from his Vienna and early Paris practice. The document is foundational for understanding Mesmer's framing of his own work; it contains no controlled experimental data, no blinding, no comparison group, and no measurement of any proposed magnetic-fluid quantity. The principal primary source for the practice during its peak.