Books by Lynn Thorndike
The History of Magic and Experimental Science
by Lynn Thorndike
Philip Ball says: He sets out at the beginning his notion that the history of magic and of experimental science are closely allied
Owen Davies says: A monumental survey, in eight volumes, of intellectual magic from the ancient world to the 18th century. Thorndike, a professor of history at Columbia University from the 1920s to the 50s, made the case that the history of science was also the history of magic.
Interviews where books by Lynn Thorndike were recommended
The best books on The Origins of Curiosity, recommended by Philip Ball
Modern science emerged only when it became acceptable to ask any question about anything – and that required erosion of traditional hierarchies, says the science writer
The best books on Magic, recommended by Owen Davies
The Professor of Social History at the University of Hertfordshire takes us on a tour of the history of magic and ritual.
