Project Gutenberg 2007-08-31 Public domain in the USA. 889 Fort, Charles 1874 1932 The Book of the Damned Reading ease score: 58.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Julie Barkley, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Book of the Damned" by Charles Fort is a philosophical treatise written in the early 20th century. This unique work delves into the realm of scientific anomalies and the data that has historically been excluded or dismissed by conventional science. Fort explores the notion that many phenomena—deemed 'damned' by the authoritative structures of science—are in fact vital pieces of knowledge that challenge established realities. The opening of the text introduces a vibrant procession of 'the damned'—a metaphor for the vast array of scientific data and observations that have been marginalized, ignored, or ridiculed by the mainstream scientific community. Fort paints a vivid landscape filled with instances of unusual atmospheric events, strange materials falling from the sky, and broader philosophical musings on the nature of existence and knowledge. Through this lens, he presents a compelling argument that our understanding of reality is shaped by what we choose to include or exclude, suggesting that the pursuit of knowledge is often hindered by a rigid adherence to the established dogmas of science. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Meteorology -- Miscellanea Astronomy -- Miscellanea QC Text Browsing: Science - Astronomy Browsing: Science - General 708465 708466 2024-10-09T15:43:32.292095 2023-09-10T06:59:22.738862 text/html text/html 718588 2007-08-31T08:51:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 261000 2007-08-31T08:51:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 330138 2024-10-09T15:43:42.162071 application/epub+zip 339930 2024-10-09T15:43:34.479121 application/epub+zip 334956 2024-10-09T15:43:33.134084 application/epub+zip 603324 2024-10-09T15:43:48.067038 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 567613 2024-10-09T15:43:41.337055 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 519763 2022-09-10T13:15:14.316502 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 682731 682629 2024-10-09T15:43:30.389117 2023-09-10T06:59:21.072840 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 682573 2007-08-31T08:51:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 251397 2007-08-31T08:51:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 682615 2007-08-31T08:51:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 251302 2007-08-31T08:51:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21319 2024-10-09T15:43:48.204038 application/rdf+xml 12540 2024-10-09T15:43:33.719094 image/jpeg 3716 2024-10-09T15:43:33.425095 image/jpeg 325537 2024-10-09T15:43:32.355124 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia