Letters on Natural Magic; Addressed to Sir Walter Scott, Bart.

Brewster, David · 1868

LONDON: WILLIAM TEGG AND Co., 85, QUEEN STREET. CHEAPSIDE. 1856. Extent and interest of the subject--Science employed by ancient governments to deceive and enslave their subjects--Influence of the supernatural upon ignorant minds--Means employed by the ancient magicians to establish their authority--Derived from a knowledge of the phenomena of Nature--From the influence of narcotic drugs upon the victims of their delusion--From every branch of science--Acoustics--Hydrostatics--Mechanics--Optics--M. Salverte’s work on the occult sciences--Object of the following letters …

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