Brief
William Crookes
The claims the writer was given for William Crookes, in the order they were given.
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Daniel Dunglas Home was under carefully controlled observation for many years by William Crookes, a prominent chemist and physicist.
“Home (pronounced "Hume") was under carefully controlled observation for many years by Sir William Crookes, a prominent chemist and physicist noted for his discovery of the element thallium and for his cathode-ray studies.”
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William Crookes is noted for his discovery of the element thallium and for his cathode-ray studies.
“noted for his discovery of the element thallium and for his cathode-ray studies”
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3
William Crookes observed on one occasion a small hand and arm, like a baby's, appear and play about a lady sitting next to him during a séance with Daniel Dunglas Home, then pass to him and pat his arm and pull his coat several times.
“On another occasion a small hand and arm, like a baby's, appeared playing about a lady who was sitting next to me. It then passed to me and patted my arm and pulled my coat several times.”
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4
William Crookes observed a hand repeatedly playing the keys of an accordion while both of the medium's hands were visible at the same time, sometimes being held by those near him, during séances with Daniel Dunglas Home.
“A hand has repeatedly been seen by myself and others playing the keys of an accordion, both of the medium's hands being visible at the same time, and sometimes being held by those near him.”
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5
William Crookes observed that to the touch the materialized hand sometimes appeared icy cold and dead, and at other times warm and lifelike, grasping his own with the firm pressure of an old friend.
“To the touch the hand sometimes appears icy cold and dead, at other times warm and lifelike, grasping my own with the firm pressure of an old friend.”
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6
In William Crookes's account, the spirit communicator said it was impossible for matter to pass through matter, but that they would show what they could do.
“The spirit communicator stated: “It is impossible for matter to pass through matter, but we will show you what we can do.””
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7
William Crookes wrote that in full view of all present, a piece of china-grass thirty-eight centimetres long, forming the centre ornament of a bouquet on the table, slowly rose from the other flowers, descended to the table in front of the vase between it and Daniel Dunglas Home, then passed straight through the table while all present watched it pass through entirely.
“There was a bouquet of flowers on the center of the table. “In full view of all present, a piece of china-grass fifteen inches long, which formed the center ornament of the bouquet, slowly rose from the other flowers, and then descended to the table in front of the vase between it and Mr. Home. It did not stop on reaching the table, but went straight through it, and we all watched it till it had entirely passed through,” Crookes wrote.”
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8
William Crookes observed a luminous cloud condense into shape and become a perfectly formed hand, visible to all present, which moved like a normal hand before fading back into the cloud.
“Sir William Crookes saw a luminous cloud "condense into shape and become a perfectly formed hand. At this stage, the hand is visible to all present." It moved like any normal hand, and then faded off back into the cloud.”
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William Crookes, a noted scientist, observed Daniel Dunglas Home's levitation and found no evidence of fraud.
“a noted scientist of the period, Sir William Crookes, observed levitation and found no evidence of fraud.”
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