Project Gutenberg 2016-04-03 Public domain in the USA. 103 Brewster, David 1781 1868 Brewster, David, Sir Letters on Natural Magic; Addressed to Sir Walter Scott, Bart. Produced by Susan Skinner, Les Galloway and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Letters on Natural Magic; Addressed to Sir Walter Scott, Bart." by Sir David Brewster is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. The work explores the concept of Natural Magic, discussing how ancient governments and magicians used scientific principles to deceive their subjects and establish a sense of supernatural authority. Brewster aims to dissect various phenomena attributed to magic by examining their scientific underpinnings. At the start of the publication, Brewster introduces the concept of Natural Magic, emphasizing its historical significance and connection to human credulity. He outlines how ancient rulers manipulated scientific knowledge of nature to maintain power and influence through seemingly miraculous occurrences. The opening letters set the stage for a deeper examination of illusions related to optics, acoustics, and other scientific principles that fueled beliefs in magic and supernatural phenomena, revealing the intricate relationship between science and deception throughout history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Scientific recreations GV Q Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Science - General 677419 677377 2024-09-21T13:26:19.608076 2023-09-22T10:22:19.690614 text/html text/html 668732 2016-04-03T13:23:56 text/html; charset=utf-8 1983998 2016-04-03T13:24:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 2088129 2024-09-21T13:26:28.404032 application/epub+zip 2084443 2024-09-21T13:26:21.138075 application/epub+zip 329065 2024-09-21T13:26:20.423085 application/epub+zip 2233614 2024-09-21T13:26:33.945023 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2187303 2024-09-21T13:26:27.557027 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 442577 2022-09-23T14:02:32.411559 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 609674 609466 2024-09-21T13:26:18.307068 2023-09-22T10:22:18.080600 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 609894 2016-04-03T13:23:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 219283 2016-04-03T13:24:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18401 2024-09-21T13:26:34.087989 application/rdf+xml 17305 2024-09-21T13:26:20.524097 image/jpeg 1804 2024-09-21T13:26:20.473058 image/jpeg 2011587 2024-09-21T13:26:19.843096 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