Ghosts in the dead of the night . . . Horoscopes in the newspapers . . . Crop circles in the fields . . .

A study of unusual beliefs throughout history, and paranormal phenomena that people still believe in today - including fortune telling, faith healing, spirits and astrology. It examines whether there is any scientific evidence to justify these beliefs and looks at people's reasons for believing.

 

This book features in the following series: What's the Big Idea, What's the Big Idea? .

There are 126 pages in this book. This book was published 1998 by Hachette Children's Group .

Anthony Wilson is a writer and teacher, as well as ex-publishing manager of the Science Museum and creator of its famous hands-on gallery, the Launchpad. Now retired, working part-time at the Herstmonceux Science Centre, part of the Royal Greenwich Observatory, in Sussex. Interests: astronomy, science/technology history, printing and its history.