The Book of the Damned

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Charles Fort

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The Book of the Damned was the first published nonfiction work by American author Charles Fort (first edition 1919). Concerning various types of anomalous phenomena including UFOs, strange falls of both organic and inorganic materials from the sky, odd weather patterns, the possible existence of creatures generally believed to be mythological, disappearances of people, and many other phenomena, the book is considered to be the first of the specific topic of anomalistics. The title of the book referred to what he termed the "damned" data - data which had been damned, or excluded, by modern science because of its not conforming to accepted belief. Fort charged that mainstream scientists are conformists who believe in what is accepted and popular, and never really search for truth that may be contrary to what they believe. He also compared the close-mindedness of many scientists to that of religious fundamentalists, implying that the supposed "battle" between science and religion is just a distraction for the fact that, in his opinion, science is, in essence, simply a de facto religion. This is a theme that Fort would develop more in his later works, New Lands and Lo! particularly. (wikipedia.org)

Release date Australia

January 15th, 2019

Author

Charles Fort

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Illustrations

Illustrations, black and white

Pages

260

Dimensions

152x229x15

ISBN-13

9781644390979

Product ID

28942887

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