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Mysterious and the Occult from Newton to the Victorians: Strange Powers (2024)
by Mysterious and the Occult from Newton to the Victorians: Strange Powers (2024)
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This book examines the search for 'occult' or hidden forces in the two centuries after Newton's theory of gravity. It investigates how history has simplified the work of some of the key figures of the age, presenting them as 'legitimate' and removing their more complex motivations. This book is a scholarly but readable exploration of forces we rely upon (electricity) and ones we have abandoned (vital fluid, animal magnetism). Ranging across literature, drama, philosophy and science, it demonstrates how hopes, fears and anxieties around occult phenomena have been expressed over time.
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- Palgrave Macmillan Brand
- Nov 10, 2024 Pub Date:
- 9783031678813 ISBN-13:
- 3031678818 ISBN-10:
- English Language
- 8.27 in * 0.44 in * 5.83 in Dimensions:
- 1 lb Weight:
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