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Four Further Atomic Forms in Occult Chemistry
Four numbered diagrams combine oval internal groups with very different outer silhouettes. Broad petal-like extensions contrast with a tall oval and a pointed cylindrical form. The plate continues the book’s visual classification of supposed atomic structures within its clairvoyant system.
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Illustrator not identified. "Four Further Atomic Forms in Occult Chemistry" [editorial title]. In Occult Chemistry: A Series of Clairvoyant Observations on the Chemical Elements, Annie Besant and Charles W. Leadbeater. Adyar, Madras, with London and Benares imprint: Theosophical Publishing Society; undated title, foreword dated 7 December 1908., undated edition, Theosophist Office; Theosophical Publishing Society. Source scan leaf 35. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0404-0026
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- Occult Chemistry: A Series of Clairvoyant Observations on the Chemical Elements
- Four imagined atomic structures
Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
A historical diagram of the authors’ claimed clairvoyant observations. It is reproduced as a source document and does not represent scientifically established atomic structure.
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Occult Chemistry: A Series of Clairvoyant Observations on the Chemical ElementsAnnie Besant and Charles W. LeadbeaterUndated editionMore from this book
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Illustrator not identified. Four Further Atomic Forms in Occult Chemistry. Occult Chemistry: A Series of Clairvoyant Observations on the Chemical Elements. Scan leaf 35. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0404-0026