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Science, Magic and Madness
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:09:49
Publish Date: 2013-04-12 15:00:00
Description: What is the difference between magic and science? What is the difference between Galileo and his contemporary, the famous Elizabethan astrologer and alchemist John Dee? According to Adam Gopnik it's the experimental method - the looking and seeing and testing that goes with true science. But when he wrote about this recently he found that fervent members of the John Dee fan club disagreed.
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