The Medium and the Scientist (Science & the Paranormal Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (710 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0879752769 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 207 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In the latter half of the nineteenth century, superstition and credulity were as widely spread in England among all classes of the population as they are today. An extraordinary and fascinating story is revealed as the author reveals the strange, shadowy society of the late nineteenth century when "as many heads as tables were being turned.". He is able to throw new and unexpected light on the relationship between Florence Cook and the scientist who risked his professional reputation to save hers. Inquiry into the occult became an obsession, not only among the upper classes of society but also among working people.This is the definitive story of Florence Cook, one of the most famous materializing mediums of Victorian England, and William Crookes, an eminent British chemist who investigated Florence and her attendent spirit, "Katie King." Trevor Hall, a well-known expert in psychic research, has skillfully and tactfully examined the mediumistic careers of Florence Cook and her sister Kate and their connections with Crookes and with Charles Blackburn, the Manchester businessman.After sifting through all the evidence, including contemp
Good insights into how fakery can lure in scientists Alan Venable This is not a page-turner, but it contains lots of apparently well-researched information about how fraudster spiritual mediums operated in the late nineteenth century, devices they used, and social and personal conditions that made middle-class and educated Victorians gullible to them. It tracks especially the involvement of William Crookes, a truly eminent scientist, with a young girl who had a lot of people briefly convi