The work
A nineteenth-century medical critique of spiritualism. The modern-language version clarifies period vocabulary while preserving Hammond’s evidence, arguments, and conclusions as historical claims.
Ancient Books edition · Original + modern language
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Audible and Kindle coming soonThe Physics and Physiology of Spiritualism
A nineteenth-century medical critique of spiritualism. The modern-language version clarifies period vocabulary while preserving Hammond’s evidence, arguments, and conclusions as historical claims.
1871Science & spiritualismOriginal text + modern-language adaptation
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Physics and Physiology of Spiritualism
Original edition
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1871.
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