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The scientific basis of delusions

A new theory of trance, and its bearings on human testimony

by George Miller Beard & George George Miller Beard

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

47 pages : 24 cm "Read before the New York Medico-Legal Society, November 1st, 1876"--P. 1 Includes bibliographical references NLM copy, inscription, With the author's compliments, on cover Condition reviewed 20150107 digitized. 2019

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

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a new theory of trance, and its bearings on human testimony

Internet Archive unrestricted pre-1900 PDF scan

1877-01-01T00:00:00ZNew York : G.P. Putnam's SonsEnglishPublic digitized item

A new theory of trance, and its bearings on human testimony

Open Library record

1877G.P. Putnam's SonsEnglishNo ebook

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  • Contributing institution: U.S. National Library of Medicine
  • Digitization sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons, U.S. National Library of Medicine
  • 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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openlibrary-work:OL42376184W
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