| RefNo | AP/31/15 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Unpublished paper, 'Mesmeric phenomena: thought-reading and clairvoyance' by W F [William Ford] Stevenson |
| Date | 17 April 1849 |
| Description | Stevenson suggests that the phenomena of thought-reading and clairvoyance have not been accounted for philosophically. He discusses 'mesmeric sleep', caused by acting upon the 'nervous fluid', which he posits is either electric matteror a modification of such matter.
Subject: Extrasensory perception / Parapsychology
Written by Stevenson in Clifton [England]. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA3728 | Stevenson; William Ford (- 1852) | - 1852 |