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The mysterious history of the occult
Sir Isaac Newton was labelled an occultist, yet he was able to mathematise his invisible forces and prove them to be very real. Science writer and broadcaster Philip Ball explores the history of the peculiar world of the invisible, a mysterious realm where magic and science meet.
First broadcast on The Unseen - A History of the Invisible, 6 June 2016.
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