Lynn Thorndike
Lynn Thorndike was an American historian of medieval science and alchemy. He was the son of a clergyman, Edward R. Thorndike, and the younger brother of Ashley Horace Thorndike, an American educator and expert on William Shakespeare, and Edward Lee Thorndike, known for being the father of modern educational psychology.
A History of Magic and Experimental Science, Volume 1 (of 2) During the First Thirteen Centuries of Our Era
Uncover the hidden link between spells and science in a time when the supernatural shaped the very foundations of knowledge.
By Lynn Thorndike
A History of Magic and Experimental Science, Volume 2 (of 2) During the First Thirteen Centuries of Our Era
Discover the forgotten age in which magic and experimental science danced together, guided by theologians and astrologers, during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
By Lynn Thorndike
The place of magic in the intellectual history of Europe
Uncover Europe’s hidden past where famous thinkers embraced astrology, witchcraft, and magic as part of their everyday reality.
By Lynn Thorndike