Metaphysical Science - The Ether of Space
Oliver Lodge. Harper & Brothers, London 1909. 156pp. + 19 line diagrams and illustrations. First edition.
Sir Oliver Lodge's treatise on the composition of the universe, specifically the 'medium of which fills space-not only space which appears to be empty, but space which appears to be full.' Contents are of theory, the experimental machinery he built to explore his theories, and mathematical workings.
'For Lodge, to fully understand the ether was to force from the universe an ultimate Revelation, and psychical research, as the most modern and probatory science, was poised to replace religion as the means of that disclosure.' [Journal of history of Behavoural Sciences, Winter 2007]
Blind stamped maroon cloth boards are worn and bumped, gilt blocked spine a little faded, preliminaries darkened. Untrimmed text block dusted, contents toned but clean and binding good. (18x12cm)



Estimate $40-60