Mesmerism
61Terrestrial magnetism — Magnetism Mag net*ism, n. [Cf. F. magn[ e]tisme.] The property, quality, or state, of being magnetic; the manifestation of the force in nature which is seen in a magnet. At one time it was believed to be separate from the electrical force, but it …
62Esotericism — Arcane and Esoteric redirect here. For other uses, see Arcane (disambiguation) and Esoteric (disambiguation). Esotericism or Esoterism signifies the holding of esoteric opinions or beliefs,[1] that is, ideas preserved or understood by a small… …
63Brainwashing — (also known as thought reform or as re education) consists of any effort aimed at instilling certain attitudes and beliefs in a person beliefs sometimes unwelcome or in conflict with the person s prior beliefs and knowledge, [For a medical (as… …
64Mary Baker Eddy — (1821–1910) Mary Baker Eddy Full name Mary Baker Eddy (1821–1910) Born July 16, 1821(1821 07 16) Bow, New Hampshire …
65History of psychology — The history of psychology as a scholarly study of the mind and behavior dates back to the Ancient Greeks. There is also evidence of psychological thought in ancient Egypt. Psychology was a branch of philosophy until the 1870s, when psychology… …
66Charles Lafontaine — Born 1803 Died 1892 Nationality Switzerland Known for mesmerism Charles Lafontaine (1803 – 1892) was an early Swiss mesmerist. He lived in Gene …
67Daniel Noble — (1810 1885) was a Catholic physician. A friend of surgeon James Braid and physiologist William Benjamin Carpenter, he is distinguished for his contributions to the study of mental illness and epidemic diseases. Works An Essay of the Means,… …
68Men and Women (poetry collection) — Cover of some reproductions of Men and Women Men and Women is a collection of fifty one poems in two volumes by Robert Browning, first published in 1855. While now generally considered to contain some of the best of Browning s poetry, at the time …
69Georges Gilles de la Tourette — Infobox Scientist name = Georges Gilles de la Tourette image width = caption = birth date = birth date|1857|10|30|mf=y birth place = Saint Gervais les Trois Clochers, near Poitou, France death date = death date and age|1904|5|26|1857|10|30|mf=y… …
70James Manby Gully — Dr James Manby Gully (14 March 1808 ndash; 1883), was a Victorian medical doctor, well known for practising hydrotherapy, or the water cure . Along with his partner James Wilson, he founded a very successful hydropathy (as it was then called)… …
