Decoding the hand : a history of science, medicine, and magic /

The astonishing story of palmistry, from occultists to the very foundations of modern science and medicine. Why did Isaac Newton read books on chiromancy, the occult science of hand reading that revealed the secrets of the soul? Why did Charles Darwin claim that the hand gave humans dominion over al...

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Main Author: Bashford, Alison, 1963- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2025].
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Call Number: BF921 .B295 2025
 
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