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This Victorian ghost book exposed spiritualist frauds with cool optical illusions

jeudi 7 novembre 2024, 19:16 , par BoingBoing
This Victorian ghost book exposed spiritualist frauds with cool optical illusions
In 1864, a peculiar book called 'Spectropia' offered Victorian readers a scientific way to summon ghosts. As the Smithsonian reports, author J.H. Brown created this 'toy book' to combat what he called 'the absurd follies of Spiritualism' during an era when séances and spirit mediums were gaining popularity. — Read the rest
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