Repositioning Victorian Sciences: Shifting Centres in Nineteenth-century Scientific ThinkingDavid Clifford An intriguing look at the marginal sciences of the nineteenth century and their influence on the culture of the period. |
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... Maitland ( 1824-97 ) , her partner in spiritual work . Maitland , a mystical writer and former commissioner of crown lands in Australia , joined forces with Kingsford in her literary and spiritual pursuits , as well as in her crusade ...
... Maitland ( 1824-97 ) , her partner in spiritual work . Maitland , a mystical writer and former commissioner of crown lands in Australia , joined forces with Kingsford in her literary and spiritual pursuits , as well as in her crusade ...
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... Maitland's biography , Kingsford also experienced spiritual possession while awake . A victim of chronic pulmonary ... Maitland in conversations in which Maitland believed that other beings , spiritual beings , spoke through Kingsford.13 ...
... Maitland's biography , Kingsford also experienced spiritual possession while awake . A victim of chronic pulmonary ... Maitland in conversations in which Maitland believed that other beings , spiritual beings , spoke through Kingsford.13 ...
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... Maitland calls ' brain - fever ' . Both Kingsford and Maitland believed that breaking the hold of fascination in some way caused this illness.21 This was Kingsford's first encounter with occultism and her first attempt at magic , using ...
... Maitland calls ' brain - fever ' . Both Kingsford and Maitland believed that breaking the hold of fascination in some way caused this illness.21 This was Kingsford's first encounter with occultism and her first attempt at magic , using ...
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Ruskins Geology After 1860 | 17 |
Sea Serpents | 31 |
Scientist and Sorceress | 59 |
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