Telepathy, Genuine and Fraudulent

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baggally, W. W. (William Wortley), 1848?-1928

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Telepathy, Genuine and Fraudulent" by W. W. Baggally is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The work explores the fascinating realm of telepathy, differentiating between genuine instances of mental transmission and fraudulent claims or performances. Baggally, an adept investigator in psychical research, seeks to validate the existence of telepathy and document both successful experiments and the trickery behind public demonstrations of similar phenomena. The opening of the book begins with a preface by Sir Oliver Lodge, praising Baggally's meticulous examination of telepathy. He introduces various types of telepathy, including experimental and spontaneous occurrences, and discusses historical experiments conducted by the Society for Psychical Research. The narrative then delves into Baggally's firsthand experiences in reporting experiments he conducted involving thought transmission with a specific subject, Miss Telbin, summarizing the methodologies, challenges, and outcomes that underscore the complexities and mysteries surrounding telepathic phenomena. Through these accounts, Baggally sets the stage for a deeper exploration into this intriguing psychological subject. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Bryan Ness, S.D., and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 67.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Release date is 2009-06-17