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Libra Esoterica

The riddle of the universe; being an attempt to determine the first principles of metaphysic, considered as an inquiry into the conditions and import of consciousness

by E. Douglas Fawcett

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Consciousness, mysticism, and metaphysics.

  • Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive matched “Metaphysics”. Retained metadata contains “Consciousness” in the title, “Metaphysics” in the subject metadata, and “Consciousness” in the edition title.

    • Metaphysics· via Internet Archive
    • Consciousness· in title
    • Metaphysics· in subject
    • Consciousness· in edition title

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Internet Archive unrestricted pre-1900 PDF scan

1893-01-01T00:00:00ZLondon : Edward ArnoldEnglishPublic digitized item

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  • Contributing institution: Cornell University Library
  • Digitization sponsor: MSN
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
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internet-archive:cu31924029026792
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