Natural Philosophy And Natural Magic

by Lynn Thorndike

Book Overview

""Natural Philosophy and Natural Magic"" by Lynn Thorndike is a comprehensive study of the history of science and magic in the Western world from the ancient Greeks to the Renaissance. The book explores the relationship between natural philosophy, which is the study of the natural world through observation and experimentation, and natural magic, which is the use of natural forces and substances to achieve supernatural effects. Thorndike traces the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1425373666
• ISBN13: 9781425373665
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.3" x 11.0"