{"product_id":"transcendental-physics-an-account-of-experimental-investigations-from-the-scientific-treatises-paperback-9781108073271","title":"Transcendental Physics; An Account of Experimental Investigations from the Scientific Treatises (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108073271","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTranscendental Physics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Account of Experimental Investigations from the Scientific Treatises\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn this book, translated by Charles Massey and published in London in 1880, an astrophysicist investigates spiritualism.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohann Carl Friedrich Zöllner (Author), Charles Carleton Massey (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108073271, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 June 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e316 pages, 11 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.8 cm, 0.4 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA pioneer in the field of astrophysics, Johann Zöllner (1834–1882) was a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Leipzig and an associate of the Royal Astronomical Society. Zöllner was best known for his work on astronomical photometry and spectrum analysis, on which he published widely. He invented the astronomical photometer used for measuring stellar magnitudes. He was also interested in optical illusions: the 'Zöllner illusion' consists of straight parallel lines which appear to be unparallel. This book, published in German in 1878–1879 and translated into English by Charles C. Massey in London in 1880, exemplifies the shift in Zöllner's interests in later life: he became involved in the public debate surrounding the scientific veracity of spiritualism. Here Zöllner describes his observations of experiments conducted by the medium Henry Slade in his own home.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eTranslator's preface\u003cbr\u003e Author's dedication to Mr. William Crookes, F.R.S.\u003cbr\u003e 1. Gauss's and Kant's theory of space\u003cbr\u003e 2. Magnetic experiments\u003cbr\u003e 3. Permanent impressions obtained of hands and feet\u003cbr\u003e 4. Conditions of investigation\u003cbr\u003e 5. Production of knots in an endless string\u003cbr\u003e 6. Theoretical considerations\u003cbr\u003e 7. Various instances of the so-called passage of matter through matter\u003cbr\u003e 8. The phenomena suitable for scientific research\u003cbr\u003e 9. Theoretical – the 'fourth dimension'\u003cbr\u003e 10. An experiment for sceptics\u003cbr\u003e 11. Writing through a table\u003cbr\u003e 12. A 'fault' in the cable\u003cbr\u003e 13. Phenomena described by others\u003cbr\u003e Appendices.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Psychology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Psychology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Psychology%20%5BJM%5D%22\"\u003eJM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266182402328,"sku":"9781108073271","price":27.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108073271i_2083fd56-5d27-4766-b32d-3f90560f538b.jpg?v=1696748970","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/transcendental-physics-an-account-of-experimental-investigations-from-the-scientific-treatises-paperback-9781108073271","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}