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The Spectacle of Illusion: Deception, Magic and the Paranormal

By Matthew Tompkins
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By Matthew Tompkins
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The tricks and props of magic and spiritualism: how magicians and psychics fooled the world—and what scientists can learn from them

In The Spectacle of Illusion, professional magician-turned experimental psychologist Dr. Matthew L. Tompkins investigates the arts of deception as practised and popularised by mesmerists, magicians and psychics since the early 18th century. Organised thematically within a broadly chronological trajectory, this compelling book explores how illusions perpetuated b...

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