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The Book of the Damned
- 314 pages · about 5 hours
- First published 1919
- 154 editions
- Free to read
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1 About this book
The Book of the Damned was the first published nonfiction work of the author Charles Fort (first edition 1919).
Dealing with various types of anomalous phenomena including UFOs, strange falls of both organic and inorganic materials from the sky, odd weather patterns, the possible existence of creatures generally held to be mythological, disappearances of people under strange circumstances, and many other phenomena, the book is historically considered to be the first written in the specific field of anomalistics.
Good for readers who want: astronomy, science, and a book they can read free online.
- Astronomy
- Science
- Science fiction
- Science, miscellanea
- Meteorology
- Curiosities and wonders
- Religion
- Life on other planets
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Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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