{"product_id":"2940015817614","title":"The World's Greatest Books-Volume 15-Science","description":"_Table of Contents_\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePORTRAIT OF WILLIAM HARVEY      _Frontispiece_\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                                                                  PAGE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBRAMWELL, JOHN MILNE\u003cbr\u003e    Hypnotism: Its History, Practice and Theory      1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBUFFON, COMTE DE\u003cbr\u003e    Natural History      12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAMBERS, ROBERT\u003cbr\u003e    Vestiges of Creation      22\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCUVIER, GEORGES\u003cbr\u003e    The Surface of the Globe      33\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDARWIN, CHARLES\u003cbr\u003e    The Origin of Species      43\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDAVY, SIR HUMPHRY\u003cbr\u003e    Elements of Chemical Philosophy      64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFARADAY, MICHAEL\u003cbr\u003e    Experimental Researches in Electricity      75\u003cbr\u003e    The Chemical History of a Candle      85\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFOREL, AUGUSTE\u003cbr\u003e    The Senses of Insects      95\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGALILEO\u003cbr\u003e    Dialogues on the System of the World      105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGALTON, SIR FRANCIS\u003cbr\u003e    Essays in Eugenics      111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHAECKEL, ERNST\u003cbr\u003e    The Evolution of Man      123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHARVEY, WILLIAM\u003cbr\u003e    On the Motion of the Heart and Blood      136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHERSCHEL, SIR JOHN\u003cbr\u003e    Outlines of Astronomy      146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHUMBOLDT, ALEXANDER VON\u003cbr\u003e    Cosmos, a Sketch of the Universe      158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHUTTON, JAMES\u003cbr\u003e    The Theory of the Earth      170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLAMARCK\u003cbr\u003e    Zoological Philosophy      179\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLAVATER, JOHANN\u003cbr\u003e    Physiogonomical Fragments      191\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLIEBIG, JUSTUS VON\u003cbr\u003e    Animal Chemistry      203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLYELL, SIR CHARLES\u003cbr\u003e    The Principles of Geology      215\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMAXWELL, JAMES CLERK\u003cbr\u003e    A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism      227\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMETCHNIKOFF, ELIE\u003cbr\u003e    The Nature of Man      238\u003cbr\u003e    The Prolongation of Life      246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMILLER, HUGH\u003cbr\u003e    The Old Red Sandstone      255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNEWTON, SIR ISAAC\u003cbr\u003e    Principia      267\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOWEN, SIR RICHARD\u003cbr\u003e    Anatomy of Vertebrates      280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVIRCHOW, RUDOLF\u003cbr\u003e    Cellular Pathology      292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       *       *       *       *       *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end\u003cbr\u003eof Volume XX.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_Acknowledgment_\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgment and thanks for the use of the following selections are\u003cbr\u003eherewith tendered to the Open Court Publishing Company, La Salle, Ill.,\u003cbr\u003efor \"Senses of Insects,\" by Auguste Forel; to G.P. Putnam's Sons, New\u003cbr\u003eYork, for \"Prolongation of Human Life\" and \"Nature of Man,\" by Elie\u003cbr\u003eMetchnikoff; and to the De La More Press, London, for \"Hypnotism, \u0026amp;c.,\"\u003cbr\u003eby Dr. Bramwell.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_Science_\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJOHN MILNE BRAMWELL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHypnotism: Its History, Practice and Theory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     John Milne Bramwell was born in Perth, Scotland, May 11, 1852. The\u003cbr\u003e     son of a physician, he studied medicine in Edinburgh, and after\u003cbr\u003e     obtaining his degree of M.B., in 1873, he settled at Goole,\u003cbr\u003e     Yorkshire. Fired by the unfinished work of Braid, Bernheim and\u003cbr\u003e     Liébeault, he began, in 1889, a series of hypnotic researches,\u003cbr\u003e     which, together with a number of successful experiments he had\u003cbr\u003e     privately conducted, created considerable stir in the medical\u003cbr\u003e     world. Abandoning his general practice and settling in London in\u003cbr\u003e     1892, Dr. Bramwell became one of the foremost authorities in the\u003cbr\u003e     country on hypnotism as a curative agent. His Works include many\u003cbr\u003e     valuable treatises, the most important being \"Hypnotism: its\u003cbr\u003e     History, Practice and Theory,\" published in 1903, and here\u003cbr\u003e     summarised for the WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS by Dr. Bramwell himself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_I.--Pioneers of Hypnotism_\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJust as chemistry arose from alchemy, astronomy from astrology, so\u003cbr\u003ehypnotism had its origin in mesmerism. Phenomena such as Mesmer\u003cbr\u003edescribed had undoubtedly been observed from early times, but to his\u003cbr\u003ework, which extended from 1756 to his death, in 1815, we owe the\u003cbr\u003escientific interest which, after much error and self-deception, finally\u003cbr\u003eled to what we now term hypnotism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Elliotson (1791-1868), the foremost physician of his day, was the\u003cbr\u003eleader of the mesmeric movement in England. In 1837, after seeing\u003cbr\u003eDupotet's work, he commenced to experiment at University College\u003cbr\u003eHospital, and continued, with remarkable success, until ordered to\u003cbr\u003edesist by the council of the college. Elliotson felt the insult keenly,\u003cbr\u003eindignantly resigned his appointments, and never afterwards entered the\u003cbr\u003ehospital he had done so much to establish. Despite the persistent and\u003cbr\u003evirulent attacks of the medical press, he continued his mesmeric\u003cbr\u003eresearches up to the time of his death, sacrificing friends, income and\u003cbr\u003ereputation to his beliefs.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47074314649840,"sku":"2940015817614","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940015817614","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}