Annual Address of the President of the American Society for Psychical Research, January 12, 1886 [microform]

This address by the president of the American Society for Psychical Research, Simon Newcomb, discusses the latest developments in the field of psychical research, including experiments in telepathy, clairvoyance, and hypnotism. Newcomb argues that these phenomena are worthy of serious scientific study and that they have important implications for our understanding of the nature of the human mind.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.