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Strange Science

Investigating the Limits of Knowledge in the Victorian Age

by Shalyn Claggett, Lara P Karpenko & Lara Karpenko

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  • 21st century
  • Language: English
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'Strange Science: Investigating the Limits of Knowledge in the Victorian Age' is an unprecedented collection that examines marginal, fringe, and unconventional forms of scientific inquiry, as well as their cultural representations in the Victorian period. Although now relegated to the category of the pseudoscientific, fields like mesmerism and psychical research captured the imagination of the Victorian public. Conversely, many branches of science that we now view as uncontroversial, such as physics and botany, were often associated with unorthodox methods of inquiry. Whether incorporated into mainstream scientific thought, or relegated by 21st century historians to the category of the pseudo- or even anti-scientific, these sciences generated conversation, enthusiasm, and controversy within Victorian society.

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Mesmerism, animal magnetism, and hypnosis and Parapsychology and psychical research.

  • Parapsychology and psychical research

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  • Mesmerism, animal magnetism, and hypnosis

    Controlled discovery queries from doab and openalex matched “mesmerism”. Retained metadata contains “Mesmerism” in the description.

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    • “Mesmerism”· in description

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Investigating the Limits of Knowledge in the Victorian Age

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2017-01-02University of Michigan Press; University of Michigan Press eBooksEnglish—Open access

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