Author: John PLATTS (Unitarian Minister.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 964
Book Description
The Book of Curiosities; Or, Wonders of the Great World, Containing an Account of Whatever is Most Remarkable in Nature and Art, Science and Literature, Etc
Author: John PLATTS (Unitarian Minister.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 964
Book Description
Mysteries and Secrets Revealed
Author: Loren PankratzPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1633886697
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
Mysteries and Secrets Revealed uncovers the reality behind mysteries of nature and secrets of frauds that eluded common understanding. The journey begins in the ancient Greek city of Delphi, where priests claimed the gift of a priceless gold lion was an acknowledgement of their clairvoyant powers. But their concocted story concealed an embarrassing blunder. Those sufficiently savvy to catch the lie became aware of even deeper problems. Author Loren Pankratz then guides us through the conflicts of Renaissance scholars, including Galileo who explained things in ways that enraged philosophers and infuriated priests. Galileo's methods of investigation were perpetuated by the meticulous work of the Academy of Experiment, and Bernard Fontenelle's enthralling dialogue enabled common people to accept life in the rearranged sun-centered universe. Clairvoyants in a mesmeric trance claimed they could visit distant planets and endure brutal surgical procedures. If any of this was real, how was it possible? One nineteenth century mesmeric savant, Alexis Didier, was so convincing that someone claimed no case of clairvoyance could be made for anyone if his accomplishments were not real. This unchallenged declaration is now unraveled here for the first time through information gleaned from uncommon documents and rare antiquarian pamphlets. The surprising manifestations of modern spiritualism quickly escalated into a psychic arms race that included mysterious tipping and turning of tables. Scientist Michael Faraday devised ingenious experiments to show how subtle muscle reactions outside of awareness created these manifestations. On the other hand, explanations for table levitations and mysterious writing on slates could only be solved by individuals with acute observational skills and acquainted with the methods of trickery. Each story in Mysteries and SecretsRevealed captures the tension of conflict, the thrill of discovery, and the strategies of science that unmasked frauds, fakes, false belief, and the enigmas of our natural world.
The rector of Overton
Author: OvertonCatalogue of the Private Library of Mr. George S. Davis
Author: George S. DavisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Beauty and the Brain
Author: Rachel E. WalkerPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226822567
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Examining the history of phrenology and physiognomy, Beauty and the Brain proposes a bold new way of understanding the connection between science, politics, and popular culture in early America. Between the 1770s and the 1860s, people all across the globe relied on physiognomy and phrenology to evaluate human worth. These once-popular but now discredited disciplines were based on a deceptively simple premise: that facial features or skull shape could reveal a person’s intelligence, character, and personality. In the United States, these were culturally ubiquitous sciences that both elite thinkers and ordinary people used to understand human nature. While the modern world dismisses phrenology and physiognomy as silly and debunked disciplines, Beauty and the Brain shows why they must be taken seriously: they were the intellectual tools that a diverse group of Americans used to debate questions of race, gender, and social justice. While prominent intellectuals and political thinkers invoked these sciences to justify hierarchy, marginalized people and progressive activists deployed them for their own political aims, creatively interpreting human minds and bodies as they fought for racial justice and gender equality. Ultimately, though, physiognomy and phrenology were as dangerous as they were popular. In addition to validating the idea that external beauty was a sign of internal worth, these disciplines often appealed to the very people who were damaged by their prejudicial doctrines. In taking physiognomy and phrenology seriously, Beauty and the Brain recovers a vibrant—if largely forgotten—cultural and intellectual universe, showing how popular sciences shaped some of the greatest political debates of the American past.
The Imperial Magazine;
Author: Samuel DrewThe Imperial magazine; or, Compendium of religious, moral, & philosophical knowledge. Vol.1-12. 2nd ser. (ed. by S. Drew). Vol.1-4
Author: Electrical Times ...
Author: The Whole Works of the Late Reverend Thomas Boston ... Now First Collected, and Reprinted Without Abridgment; Including His Memoirs, Written by Himself. Edited by the Rev. Samuel McMillan
Author: Thomas BOSTON (the Elder.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
America
Author: James Silk BuckinghamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Atlantic States
Languages : en
Pages : 660
Book Description