# A History of Magic and Experimental Science, Volume 1 (of 2) During the First Thirteen Centuries of Our Era

Author: Thorndike, Lynn, 1882-1965

Genre: Category: History - Other

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67792

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=A+History+of+Magic+and+Experimental+Science%2C+Volume+1+%28of+2%29+During+the+First+Thirteen+Thorndike&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

I. Its Place in the History of Science 42 II. Its Experimental Tendency 53 III. Pliny’s Account of Magic 58 IV. The Science of the Magi 64 V. Pliny’s Magical Science 72

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER XXXIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/45/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/12/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/10/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/7/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/27/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/29/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/16/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/36/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXVIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/39/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/25/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/38/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/33/index.md)
- [BOOK V. THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/6/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/19/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/31/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXXI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/42/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/15/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/14/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXIX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/40/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/17/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/32/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/37/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/30/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/13/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/41/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/11/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXXII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/43/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/26/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXXIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/44/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/35/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/20/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/24/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/18/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/28/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/23/index.md)
- [BOOK II. EARLY CHRISTIAN THOUGHT](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/22/index.md)
- [BOOK I. THE ROMAN EMPIRE](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/9/index.md)
- [BOOK I. THE ROMAN EMPIRE](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/2/index.md)
- [BOOK III. THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/4/index.md)
- [BOOK IV. THE TWELFTH CENTURY](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/5/index.md)
- [Chapter 2. Pliny’s Natural History.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/8/index.md)
- [BOOK II. EARLY CHRISTIAN THOUGHT](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Chapter 24. The Story of Nectanebus.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/34/index.md)
- [Chapter 13. The Book of Enoch.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/21/index.md)
- [VOLUME I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-magic-and-experimental-science-volume-1-of-2-durin-88bc5bbc/chapters/1/index.md)